lay a wager
Example Sentences
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"I will lay a wager," quoth Sancho, "you took me from the first, only you had a mind to puzzle me, that you might hear some more of my blunders."
From Heathen Mythology by Various
"You may lay a wager on that," replied Marek.
From On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
I will lay a wager that you have grown captious, fretful, and disposed to take trouble on interest.
From The Last Penny and Other Stories by Croome, William
I durst lay a wager," said Don Quixote, interrupting him, "that now thou art suffered to prate without interruption, thou feelest no manner of pain in thy whole body.
From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
"I would lay a wager that thou art in love with her already," said Selim.
From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
