With noun complement. intransitive. To act as bail or stand security; to undertake to give a surety or pay bail on behalf of someone. Esp. in to go…
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > demonstrate confidence [phrase] (5) go1768 With noun complement. intransitive. To act as bail or stand security; to undertake to give a surety or pay bail on behalf of someone. Esp. in to go… to pound it1819 transitive. slang and English regional. To bet a pound, or an extravagant amount, on (an event or outcome). Also with clause as object. Esp. in to pou… bet1852 In various (originally U.S.) slang asseverative phrases meaning: to stake everything or all one's resources (upon the truth of an assertion). to bet the (also a) farm1886 colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). to bet the (also a) farm: to bet everything one has; (more generally also) used to indicate… (I, you, etc.) betcha, betcher1922 Also in corrupt forms (I, you,etc.) betcha, betcher, representing colloquial pronunciation of bet youor your (life). |
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