Idiom
bet one's boots
Meaning
To be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough to wager an essential possession.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You can bet your boots that he will arrive on time.”
“If you look at the dark clouds, you can bet your boots that it will rain soon.”
“Given the company's history of consistent growth, one could bet their boots that the quarterly earnings report will exceed all market expectations.”
Examples
simple
“You can bet your boots that he will arrive on time.”
contextual
“If you look at the dark clouds, you can bet your boots that it will rain soon.”
complex
“Given the company's history of consistent growth, one could bet their boots that the quarterly earnings report will exceed all market expectations.”
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