Sens: bet one's boots

compter sur quelqu'un; être certain, être sûr

boot Idiome

boot it

drive fast, highball it, pedal to the metal If you boot it, Betty won't ride with you. She hates going fast.

boot out

make someone go or leave, get rid of someone, dismiss He was booted out of high school for smoking on the school grounds.

boot up

start or switch on a computer Wait until I boot up the Mac. Then we can print your letter.

Denver boot

a wheel block that stops a car from moving Greg was drunk, so the police put a Denver boot on his car.

give you the boot

fire you, dismiss you, down the road If you drink liquor at work, they'll give you the boot.

quake in his boots

feel afraid, be scared, scared spitless When the war began, it was scary. We were quaking in our boots.

to boot

in addition to, plus We'll trade you the car for the truck and give you $500 to boot.

you bet your boots

believe it, certainly, you can count on it "The cowboy said, ""You bet your boots I'm going to the rodeo."""

are your boots laced

inquiry as to whether or not one understands the matter in question

boot

1. an unattractive person
2. the sack, termination of employment
3. a toady person
4. to toady to
5. to vomit, presumably from drinking:"Watch out! Looks like she's going to boot"

bootilitious

corny; lame; stupid; weak:"That joke was bootilitious"

bootleg

illegal or unfair:"That test was totally bootleg"

bootsie

something or someone that is bad. "You bootsie" means you did something unacceptable

booty

1. not good, lacking: "And them rhymes you were kickin were quite bootylicious" -- Snoop Doggy Dogg (Dre Day [??])
2. bottom, ass or getting a piece of ass
3. Biblical, as in pirates booty or treasure. Since booty is stolen treasure, it could be good or bad. Often used in the negative today
4. weak, second rate
5. excellent, wonderful, cool

booty call

a booty call is the act of paging someone specifically to get together sexually. Booty call is also used as a general term for sexual arousal

bovverboots

Sturdy heavy boots.

knock boots

to have sex

knocking boots

to have sexual intercourse; the knock refers to the man's hips hitting the woman's ass, which produces a slapping sound. The motion litterally knocks her boots (buttocks): "Bring your friend, I likes you two's I'll knock the boots, the sneakers and the house shoes." -- Digital Underground (Flowing on the D-line [??])

heart in one's boots

a feeling of great fear or nervousness深为惊恐
in our mouths．这只熊从森林里朝我们走来时，我们非常害怕。
Our monitor got up to make his first speech with his heart in his mouth．我们班长很紧张地站起来发表他的第一次演讲。

heart in one's mouth/boots

You bet your boots!

Idiom(s): You bet (your boots)! AND YOU can bet on it!

Theme: CERTAINTY

surely; absolutely. (Informal.)
• BILL: Coming to the meeting next Saturday? BOB: YOU bet!
• You bet your boots I'll be there!

tough as old boots

Idiom(s): (as) tough as old boots

Theme: STRENGTH

very strong; not easily moved by feelings such as pity.
• Margaret is never off work. She's as tough as old boots.
• Don't expect sympathy from the boss. She's tough as old boots.

shake in one's boots

Idiom(s): shake in one's boots AND quake in one's boots

Theme: FEAR

to be afraid; to shake from fear.
• I was shaking in my boots because I had to go see the manager.
• Stop quaking in your boots, Bob. I'm not going to fire you.

pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps

Idiom(s): pull oneself up (by one's own bootstraps)

Theme: DETERMINATION

to achieve (something) through one's own efforts.
• They simply don’t have the resources to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps.
• If I could have pulled myself up, Id have done it by now.

give sb the boot

Idiom(s): give sb the boot

Theme: DISMISSAL - EJECT

to dismiss someone; to kick someone out (of a place).(Slang.)
• You had better behave, or they'll give you the boot.
• I will give him the boot if he doesn't straighten up.

get the boot

Idiom(s): get the boot

Theme: DISMISSAL - EJECT

to be sent away (from somewhere); to be dismissed from one's employment; to be kicked out (of a place). (Slang.)
• I guess I wasn't dressed well enough to go in there. I got the boot.
• I'll work harder at my job today. I nearly got the boot yesterday.

die in one's boots

Idiom(s): die in one's boots AND die with one's boots on

Theme: DAYDREAM

to go down fighting; to die in some fashion other than in bed; to die fighting. (A cliché popularized by western movies. The villains of these movies said they preferred death by gunshot or hanging to dying in bed.)
• I won't let him get me. I'll die in my boots.
• He may give me a hard time, but I won't be overcome. I'll fight him and die with my boots on.

quake in one's boots

die with one's boots on

Boot is on the other foot

When the boot's on the other foot, a person who was in a position of weakness is now in a position of strength.

Heart in your boots

If you're heart is in your boots, you are very unhappy.

Pull yourself up by your bootstraps

If you pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you make the effort to improve things for yourself.

Too big for your boots

If someone is too big for their boots, they are conceited and have an exaggerated sense of their own importance.

the boot's on the other foot

your opponent now has the advantage: "Now that she has been promoted, the boot's on the other foot! You should watch what you say from now on."

Jesus shoes|Jesus|Jesus boots|boots|shoes

n., slang Men's sandals, particularly as worn by hippies and very casually dressed people. I dig your Jesus boots, man, they look cool.

bet one's boots|bet|bet one's bottom dollar|bet on

v. phr., informal 1. To bet all you have. This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it. Jim said he would bet his boots that he would pass the examination. 2. or bet one's life . To feel very sure; have no doubt. Was I scared when I saw the bull running at me? You bet your life I was!

boot hill|boot|hill

n. A cemetery in the old Wild West where cowboys and cops and robbers used to be buried with their boots on. Hence, jokingly, any cemetery. Good old Joe, the cowboy, is resting comfortably in the nearby boot hill.

die with one's boots on|boot|boots|die|die in one'

v. phr., informal To be killed or hanged rather than die in bed. The badmen of the Old West usually died in their boots. The robber said he wanted to die with his boots on.

heart in one's mouth|boot|boots|heart|heart in one

A feeling of great fear or nervousness.

Often considered trite. Charles got up to make his first speech with his heart in his mouth. My heart was in my mouth as I went into the haunted house. When the bear came out of the woods towards us, our hearts were in our mouths.
Compare: HAIR STAND ON END.

in one's shoes|boot|boots|in one's boots|shoe|shoe

adv. phr. In or into one's place or position. How would you like to be in a lion tamer's boots?
Compare: PUT ONESELF IN ANOTHER'S PLACE, STEP INTO ONE'S SHOES.

kick out|boot|boot out|kick

v., informal To make (someone) go or leave; get rid of; dismiss. The boys made so much noise at the movie that the manager kicked them out. The chief of police was booted out of office because he was a crook.
Synonym: THROW OUT³.

lick one's boots|boot|boots|lick|lick boots

v. phr. To flatter or act like a slave; do anything to please another. She wanted her boyfriend to lick her boots all the time. A wise king would not want his friends and officials to lick his boots.

pull oneself up by the bootstraps|bootstrap|bootst

adv. phr. To succeed without help; succeed by your own efforts. He had to pull himself up by the bootstraps.

shake in one's boots|boot|boots|shake|shake in one

v. phr., informal To be very much afraid. The robber shook in his boots when the police knocked on his door.

to boot|boot|to

adv. phr. In addition; besides; as something extra. He not only got fifty dollars, but they bought him dinner to boot.
Compare: FOR GOOD MEASURE, IN THE BARGAIN, THROW IN.

too big for one's breeches|big|boot|boots|breeches

adj. phr. Too sure of your own importance; feeling more important than you really are. That boy had grown too big for his breeches. I'll have to put him back in his place. When the teacher made Bob a monitor, he got too big for his boots and she had to warn him.

you bet|bet|bet your boots|bet your life|boot|boot

informal Most certainly; yes, indeed; without any doubt.

Used to declare with emphasis that a thing is really so. Do I like to ski? You bet your life I do. You bet I will be at the party. You can bet your boots that Johnny will come home when his money is gone.
Compare: BET ONE'S BOTTOM DOLLAR.

bootstrap

bootstrap
lift oneself by the (or one's own) bootstraps
or
to achieve success by one's own unaided efforts

by one's bootstraps

by one's bootstraps
see under pull oneself up by the bootstraps.

lick someone's boots

lick someone's boots
Act with extreme servility, as in This man wanted every employee to lick his boots, so he had a hard time keeping his staff. Shakespeare used this idiom in the form of lick someone's shoe in The Tempest (3:2). [Late 1500s]