put your money on something

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• put (your) money on something — put (your) money on (someone/something) to believe that someone will do something or something will happen. Who do you reckon will get the job, then? I d put my money on Val. I d put my money on Zola leaving Chelsea within the next two years …   New idioms dictionary

• put your shirt on something — british informal phrase to risk a lot of money in an investment or a bet Thesaurus: to gamble moneysynonym to invest moneysynonym gambling games and places where gambling takes place …   Useful english dictionary

• put (your) shirt on (something) — British & Australian to risk all your money on something because you are sure you will win. I put my shirt on the last race and lost everything …   New idioms dictionary

• put your money where your mouth is — informal phrase used for saying that someone should do something, especially spend money, to show that they mean what they say instead of just talking about it The company claims to care about the environment, but it should put its money where… …   Useful english dictionary

• put your money on — put (your) money on : to bet on (something or someone) Everyone there put their money on the underdog. often used to say that you feel very sure that something is true, will happen, etc. “Do you think he ll win?” “I d put money on it.” It s going …   Useful english dictionary

• put (your) money on someone — put (your) money on (someone/something) to believe that someone will do something or something will happen. Who do you reckon will get the job, then? I d put my money on Val. I d put my money on Zola leaving Chelsea within the next two years …   New idioms dictionary

• put (your) money where (your) mouth is — to do something rather than to just talk about it. I finally realized that I should stop complaining about the people who run our town, put my money where my mouth is, and run for office. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form put its money… …   New idioms dictionary

• put your money where your mouth is — informal used for saying that someone should do something, especially spend money, to show that they mean what they say instead of just talking about it The company claims to care about the environment, but it should put its money where its mouth …   English dictionary

• put your shirt on something — British informal to risk a lot of money in an investment or a bet …   English dictionary

• put your hand in your pocket — phrase to spend money, or to give some to someone or something Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym Main entry: pocket * * * put your ˌhand in your ˈpocket idiom (BrE …   Useful english dictionary