"bet the house" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: bets the house [present, singular, third-person], betting the house [participle, present], bet the house [participle, past], bet the house [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bet<,,bet> the house}} bet the house (third-person singular simple present bets the house, present participle betting the house, simple past and past participle bet the house)
  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of bet the farm Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: bet the farm [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-bet_the_house-en-verb-cG1Km-FQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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