"bet one's life" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bets one's life [present, singular, third-person], betting one's life [participle, present], bet one's life [participle, past], bet one's life [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|*|~}} bet one's life (third-person singular simple present bets one's life, present participle betting one's life, simple past and past participle bet one's life)
  1. Synonym of bet one's bottom dollar Synonyms: bet one's bottom dollar [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-bet_one's_life-en-verb-fgimT-lM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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