| 单词 | you can gamble on that |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyou can gamble on that colloquial. In various asseverations expressing absolute certainty, as you can gamble on that, you can gamble your boots that, etc. Cf. bet v. c.Much less common than the equivalent uses of bet, esp. after the early 20th cent. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > of course, certainly [phrase] > beyond question (as) sure as ——a1413 if your cap be of wool1546 as sure as a club1584 (as) sure as a guna1640 (as) sure as God made little apples1796 you can gamble on that1862 no matter how (or whichever way, etc.) you slice it1936 that's for sure1971 1862 Vanity Fair 26 Apr. 199/1 You ain't goin' to fool female Young America much. You may gamble on that. 1896 Pall Mall Mag. 14 Sept. There will be trouble for some one. You can gamble on that. 1911 G. Bronson-Howard Enemy to Society 41 You kin go gamble your boots that th' men who've been fixed for the franchise get in if there has to be all kinds of assault and murder done. 1919 Railroad Telegrapher May 605/1 I am intensely human in some ways myself, and you can gamble your life that I recognize humanness when I see it. 1920 W. P. White Paradise Bend ii. 15 He wasn't afraid, yuh can gamble on that. 2008 M. Mahy Magician of Hoad (2009) iii. 235 No one will ever be able to take it away from me. I'll gamble on that. < as lemmas |
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