you can bet your life bottom dollar (on something …)

you can bet your life bottom dollar (on something …)
you can bet your ˈlife/your bottom ˈdollar (on sth/(that)…) idiom
(informal) used to say that you are certain that sth will happen

You can bet your bottom dollar that he'll be late.

Main entry:betidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • you can bet your life — you can bet your life/your bottom dollar/spoken phrase used for saying that you are sure something will happen or is true You can bet your life she’ll insist on coming too. Thesaurus: ways of saying you are suresynonym Main entry: bet …   Useful english dictionary

  • you can bet your your bottom dollar (on something …) — you can bet your ˈlife/your bottom ˈdollar (on sth/(that)…) idiom (informal) used to say that you are certain that sth will happen • You can bet your bottom dollar that he ll be late. Main entry: ↑betidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • you can bet your bottom dollar — you can bet your life/your bottom dollar if you say you can bet your life that something will happen or is true, you mean you are completely certain. You can bet your life she won t apologize …   New idioms dictionary

  • you can bet your bottom dollar — you can bet your life/your bottom dollar/spoken phrase used for saying that you are sure something will happen or is true You can bet your life she’ll insist on coming too. Thesaurus: ways of saying you are suresynonym Main entry: bet …   Useful english dictionary

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