See mérget vehet on Wiktionary
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"text": "És beszéltek. Mérget vehet a szavukra.",
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"to (be able to) bet the farm, bet one's bottom dollar, bet one's boots, take to the bank (to be absolutely sure about it, to have no doubt about something)"
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