单词 | my bet is |
释义 | > as lemmasmy bet is a. The backing of an affirmation or forecast by offering to forfeit, in case of an adverse issue, a sum of money or article of value, to one who by accepting, maintains the opposite, and backs his or her opinion by a corresponding stipulation; the staking of money or other value on the event of a doubtful issue; a wager; also, the sum of money or article staked. an even bet (figurative): an equal chance, a balance of probabilities. a good bet, best bet (figurative) (originally U.S.): a satisfactory choice; the person, thing, or course most likely to succeed. my bet is (colloquial): = ‘I bet’, my opinion is. The first quotation is quite uncertain in meaning. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > chance [phrase] > even chance or toss up an even bet1591 cross and pile1597 an even break1911 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > there is much success [phrase] > most likely to succeed best bet1591 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > bet wager1548 bet1591 abetment1614 gamble1883 punt1965 a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xii. 111 Ye fysh before the nett, And stryfe on this [bett], Siche folys never I mett.] 1591 R. Greene Second Pt. Conny-catching sig. A3v Certaine olde sokers, which are lookers on, and listen for bets, either euen or odde. 1627 M. Drayton Miseries Queene Margarite in Battaile Agincourt 93 For a long while it was an euen bet..Whether proud Warwick, or the Queene should win. 1646 G. Buck Hist. Life Richard III ii. 60 Might have brought the odds of that day to an even bet. 1734 A. Pope Epist. to Visct. Cobham 8 His pride was in Piquette, Newmarket-fame, and judgment at a Bett. 1818 Ld. Byron Beppo xxvii. 14 And there were several offered any bet, Or that he would, or that he would not come. 1871 Kingsley in Life & Lett. (1879) II. 271 Plenty of bets pass on every race, which are practically quite harmless. < as lemmas |
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