I'll\ bet\ you\ my\ bottom\ dollar

I'll\ bet\ you\ my\ bottom\ dollar
interj. informal
An exaggerated assertion of assurance.

I'll bet you my bottom dollar that the Cubs will win this year.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • I'll bet you my bottom dollar — {interj.}, {informal} An exaggerated assertion of assurance. * /I ll bet you my bottom dollar that the Cubs will win this year./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • I'll bet you my bottom dollar — {interj.}, {informal} An exaggerated assertion of assurance. * /I ll bet you my bottom dollar that the Cubs will win this year./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bet\ one's\ bottom\ dollar — • bet one s boots • bet one s bottom dollar • bet one s shirt v. phr. informal 1. To bet all you have. This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it. Jim said he would bet his boots that he would pass the examination. 2. • bet one s… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • 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

  • 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 life bottom dollar (on that …) — 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 your bottom dollar (on that …) — 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

  • bet one’s bottom dollar — tv. to be very certain of something; to bet in complete certainty of winning. (Need not refer to an actual bet.) □ I bet my bottom dollar you never ever went to Alaska! □ He bet his bottom dollar on that horse, and it died at the gate …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • bet one's bottom dollar —  1. Be entirely certain.  2. See you bet! …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • you can bet your bottom dollar — you (can) bet your bottom dollar you can be very sure. If there s anything he can sue you for, you can bet your bottom dollar you ll be in court. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of bottom dollar (= your last bit of money, which you would… …   New idioms dictionary

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