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Idiom

bet the ranch

Meaning

Synonym of bet the farm.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“He is so sure about this deal that he will bet the ranch.”

“The company is struggling, but the CEO decided to bet the ranch on a risky new product launch.”

“Despite the warnings from his financial advisors, he chose to bet the ranch on the volatile startup, convinced that its innovative technology would eventually dominate the global market.”

Examples

simple

“He is so sure about this deal that he will bet the ranch.”

contextual

“The company is struggling, but the CEO decided to bet the ranch on a risky new product launch.”

complex

“Despite the warnings from his financial advisors, he chose to bet the ranch on the volatile startup, convinced that its innovative technology would eventually dominate the global market.”

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