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  • 21bottom — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. base, foot, sole; foundation; buttocks. See support, lowness, rear. v. fathom; run aground. See depth. Ant., top, surface. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The lowest part] Syn. underside, nether portion, base …

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  • 22bottom — bot•tom [[t]ˈbɒt əm[/t]] n. 1) the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top: the bottom of a page; ice on the bottom of the glass[/ex] 2) the under or lower side; underside: the bottom of a typewriter[/ex] 3) the ground… …

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  • 23dollar — See: BET ONE S BOTTOM DOLLAR at BET ONE S BOOTS, FEEL LIKE A MILLION or FEEL LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS, LOOK LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS …

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  • 24dollar — See: BET ONE S BOTTOM DOLLAR at BET ONE S BOOTS, FEEL LIKE A MILLION or FEEL LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS, LOOK LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS …

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  • 25dollar — See: bet one s bottom dollar at bet one s boots, feel like a million or feel like a million dollars, look like a million dollars …

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  • 26bottom — {{11}}bottom (n.) O.E. botm, bodan ground, soil, foundation, lowest part, from P.Gmc. *buthm (Cf. O.Fris. boden soil, O.N. botn, Du. bodem, O.H.G. bodam, Ger. Boden ground, earth, soil ), from PIE root *bhu(n)d(h) (Cf. Skt. budhnah, Avestan buna …

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  • 27bottom — noun 1》 the lowest point or part of something.     ↘the furthest part or point of something.     ↘(also bottoms) the lower half of a two piece garment. 2》 chiefly Brit. a person s buttocks. 3》 archaic stamina or strength of character. 4》 Physics… …

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  • 28bet\ one's\ boots — • bet one s boots • bet one s bottom dollar • bet one s shirt v. phr. informal 1. To bet all you have. This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it. Jim said he would bet his boots that he would pass the examination. 2. • bet one s… …

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  • 29bet\ one's\ life — • bet one s boots • bet one s bottom dollar • bet one s shirt v. phr. informal 1. To bet all you have. This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it. Jim said he would bet his boots that he would pass the examination. 2. • bet one s… …

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  • 30bet\ one's\ shirt — • bet one s boots • bet one s bottom dollar • bet one s shirt v. phr. informal 1. To bet all you have. This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it. Jim said he would bet his boots that he would pass the examination. 2. • bet one s… …

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