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bet the farm

idiom

To be absolutely certain, to have no doubts.


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  1. 01

    best bet

    The best proposal or plan.

  2. 02

    bet one's boots

    To be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough to wager an essential possession.

  3. 03

    bet one's bottom dollar

    To be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough of something to wager everything.

  4. 04

    bet the house

    Synonym of bet the farm.

  5. 05

    bet the ranch

    Synonym of bet the farm.

  6. 06

    buy the farm

    To die; generally, to die in battle or in a plane crash.

  7. 07

    farm nigger

    A supposedly inferior black person whose intellect is compared to that of a field hand.

  8. 08

    farm out

    To subcontract (a task, responsibility, etc.) to another; to outsource.

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