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  • 51bet the ranch — (USA) If you bet the ranch, you risk everything on something you think will succeed …

    The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 52bet — 1590s, as both a verb and noun, in the argot of petty criminals, of unknown origin; probably aphetic of ABET (Cf. abet) or else from obsolete beet to make good, from O.E. bætan make better, arouse, stimulate, from P.Gmc. *baitjanan, in which case …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 53bet your life — bet (your) life to be certain that something will happen or be true. You bet your life there are a lot of politicians who are more interested in getting elected than they are in solving problems …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 54bet life — bet (your) life to be certain that something will happen or be true. You bet your life there are a lot of politicians who are more interested in getting elected than they are in solving problems …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 55you betcha — spoken phrase a way of writing ‘you bet you’ that shows how it sounds in informal conversation, used for saying ‘yes’ in an enthusiastic way ‘Are you going to the party?’ – ‘You betcha!’ Thesaurus: ways of saying yessynonym Main entry: betcha …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 56You're in the Picture — was an American television game show that aired on CBS for only one true episode, on January 20, 1961Considered by many to be one of the largest flops in television history, the show was an attempt to mirror the success that Groucho Marx had… …

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  • 57bet — bet1 S1 [bet] v past tense and past participle bet present participle betting 1.) [I and T] to risk money on the result of a race, game, competition, or other future event →↑gamble ▪ How much do you want to bet? bet (sb) that ▪ He bet me £10 that …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 58bet — [[t]be̱t[/t]] ♦♦♦ bets, betting (The form bet is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB If you bet on the result of a horse race, football game, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they… …

    English dictionary

  • 59bet — 1 past tense and past participle bet or bettedpresent participle betting verb 1 (I, T) to risk money on the result of a race, game, competition, or other future event: bet (sb) that: Sean bet that I wouldn t pass my exam. | bet (sth) on: She bet… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 60bet — I UK [bet] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms bet : present tense I/you/we/they bet he/she/it bets present participle betting past tense bet past participle bet ** to risk an amount of money by saying what you think will happen,… …

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