"bet one's bottom dollar" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-bet one's bottom dollar.ogg Forms: bets one's bottom dollar [present, singular, third-person], betting one's bottom dollar [participle, present], bet one's bottom dollar [participle, past], bet one's bottom dollar [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bet<,,bet> one's bottom dollar}} bet one's bottom dollar (third-person singular simple present bets one's bottom dollar, present participle betting one's bottom dollar, simple past and past participle bet one's bottom dollar)
  1. (idiomatic) To be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough of something to wager everything. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: bet a dollar to a doughnut, bet one's boots, bet one's life, bet the farm, stake one's life
    Sense id: en-bet_one's_bottom_dollar-en-verb-sDpUtc6T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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