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lay money on

VERB
bet one's bottom dollar
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If the busybody refuses to lay money on it, then the person must not be so sure.

From Time ● Apr. 17, 2013

One would lay money on it, as Jackson will surely want to ensure this is more than a cameo.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2013

It's still a special moment, one that gamblers lay money on and businesses build promotions around.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2012

Cowan said this test is "well on its way, I would lay money on that being ready for 2012."

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 14, 2011

The agricultural community took it, as usual, with phlegm; but there was a distinct tendency in the bar at Barker's, on market-days, to lay money on the colt.

From The Imperialist by Sara Jeannette Duncan


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