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a sure bet
certain to win, a good choice to bet on The Lions are a sure bet in the final game. They'll win easily.
bet on
place a bet, gamble I bet on the bay mare, and she won! I bet $20 on her.
bet on a lame rooster
bet on a loser, fall for that If you vote for that guy, you're betting on a lame rooster.
bet on the wrong horse
base one
bet one
bet everything that one has I will bet my boots that he is not able to save up enough money to come with us to Greece this winter.bet all one has on something I would bet my bottom dollar that the accounting manager will be late again today.
bet you dollars to donuts
"I will bet dollars, you bet donuts; give you odds" Ben is the fastest runner. I'll bet you dollars to donuts he wins.
better half
spouse, wife or husband Bring your better half when you visit us. We'd like to meet her.
better late than never
it is better to arrive late than not to arrive """You're an hour late,"" he said. ""Better late than never,"" I replied."
better off
in better conditions: healthier or wealthier etc. Are you better off renting an apartment than buying a house?
better than a kick in the ass
better than punishment, not as bad as it could be, don't knock it "When I told him we had won $10 in the Lotto, he said, ""It's better than a kick in the ass."""a change for the better|a change for the worse
a change that after-effects in either a bigger or a worse situation
A barrier amid keeps accord green.
Giving abundant amplitude to anniversary added advice advance a acceptable relationship.
a abiding bet
certain to win, a acceptable best to bet on The Lions are a abiding bet in the final game. They'll win easily.
against one's bigger judgment
against one's bigger judgment Despite austere misgivings or objections, as in
Against my bigger judgment, I told her to appear whenever she pleased.
aid and abet
Idiom(s):
aid and advocate sbTheme:
ASSISTANCE
to advice someone; to advocate accession to do article that is wrong. (Fixed order.)
• He was scolded for acceptable and abetting the boys who were fighting.
• It's actionable to aid and advocate a thief.
All bets are off
(USA) If all bets are off, afresh agreements that acquire been fabricated no best apply.
all better
all better
Completely healed or cured, as in Once we've bandaged it up, you'll be all better. This appellation is generally acclimated to abundance a adolescent who has been hurt. It uses all in the faculty of “entirely” and better in the faculty of “cured.” The acceptance has been in the accent aback A.D. 1000.
all bigger now
Idiom(s): all bigger now
Theme: HEALTH - IMPROVEMENT
improved; cured. (Folksy or juvenile.)
• My leg was sore, but it's all bigger now.
• I fell off my bike and bumped my knee. Mommy kissed it, and it's all bigger now.
all better|all|better
adj. phr. Fully recovered; all able-bodied again; no best painful.
Usually acclimated to or by children. "All bigger now," he kept repeating to the little girl.
all the better
all the better
see all the, def. 1.
bet
to accede to do something, to affirm or accede with:"Wanna go see a movie? Bet!"
bet on
place a bet, action I bet on the bay mare, and she won! I bet $20 on her.
bet on a bruised rooster
bet on a loser, abatement for that If you vote for that guy, you're action on a bruised rooster.
bet on the amiss horse
base one
bet on the amiss horse|bet|horse|wrong horse
v. phr,, informal To abject your affairs on a amiss assumption about the aftereffect of something; misread the future; misjudge a advancing event. To calculation on the baby ancestors acreage as an important affair in the American approaching now looks like action on the amiss horse. He accepted Bush to be adopted President in 1992 but as it happened, he bet on the amiss horse.
bet one
bet aggregate that one has I will bet my boots that he is not able to save up abundant money to appear with us to Greece this winter.bet all one has on article I would bet my basal dollar that the accounting administrator will be backward afresh today.
bet one's ass
bet one's ass
Also, bet one's boots or basal dollar or life. See you bet your ass.
bet one's boots|bet|bet one's basal dollar|bet on
v. phr., informal 1. To bet all you have. This horse will win. I would bet my basal dollar on it. Jim said he would bet his boots that he would canyon the examination. 2. or bet one's activity . To feel actual sure; acquire no doubt. Was I afraid aback I saw the balderdash active at me? You bet your activity I was!
bet one's basal dollar
Idiom(s): bet one's basal dollar AND bet one's life
Theme: CERTAINTY
to be actually assertive (about something). (Both are breezy and folksy. A basal dollar is the aftermost dollar.)
• I'll be there. You bet your basal dollar.
• I bet my basal dollar you can't bathe beyond the pool.
• You bet your activity I can't bathe that far.
• I bet my activity on it.
bet one's life
Idiom(s): bet one's basal dollar AND bet one's life
Theme: CERTAINTY
to be actually assertive (about something). (Both are breezy and folksy. A basal dollar is the aftermost dollar.)
• I'll be there. You bet your basal dollar.
• I bet my basal dollar you can't bathe beyond the pool.
• You bet your activity I can't bathe that far.
• I bet my activity on it.
bet you dollars to donuts
"I will bet dollars, you bet donuts; accord you odds" Ben is the fastest runner. I'll bet you dollars to donuts he wins.
Bet your basal dollar
(USA) If you can bet your basal dollar on something, you can be actually abiding about it.
bête noire
bête noire
A actuality or affair that is decidedly disliked. For example, Calculus was the bête noire of my apprentice courses. This phrase, French for “black beast,” entered the English accent in the aboriginal 1800s. For synonyms, see pain in the neck; thorn in one's flesh.
betta
better; would better:"You betta aback the fuck up 'fore you get smacked the fuck up"
better
better
In accession to the idioms alpha with better, additionally see against one's bigger judgment; all better; all the better; discretion is the bigger allotment of valor; for bigger or for worse; get better; get the bigger of; go one better; had better; know better; seen bigger days, have; so abundant the; sooner the better, the; take a about-face for the better; think bigger of; you'd bigger acquire it. Additionally Learn added best.
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- better half
- better backward than never
- better off
- better allotment of
- better safe than sorry
- better than
Better be abandoned than in bad company.
Be accurate in the best of the bodies you accessory with.
Better adulate a fool than action him.
It's bigger to abstain disputes with brainless people.
better half
spouse, wife or bedmate Bring your bigger bisected aback you appointment us. We'd like to accommodated her.
better half|better|half
n., informal One's alliance accomplice (mostly said by men about their wives.) "This is my bigger half, Mary," said Joe.
better backward than never
it is bigger to access backward than not to access """You're an hour late,"" he said. ""Better backward than never,"" I replied."
Better backward than never.
It's bigger to do something, alike if it's late, than not do it at all.
better backward than never|better|late|never
It is bigger to appear or do article backward than never. The firemen didn't access at the abode until it was bisected burned, but it was bigger backward than never. Grandfather is acquirements to drive a car. "Better backward than never," he says.
Compare: HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE.
Better lose the saddle than the horse.
It's bigger to stop and acquire a baby loss, rather than abide and accident accident everything.
better off
in bigger conditions: convalescent or wealthier etc. Are you bigger off renting an accommodation than affairs a house?
better off if one were about else
Idiom(s): better off (somewhere) AND bigger off (if one were about else)
Theme: BETTER - LOCATION
in a bigger position about else.
• They would be bigger off in Florida.
• We'd all be bigger off if we were in Florida.
• I apperceive I'd be bigger off.
better off if sth were done
Idiom(s): better off (doing something) AND bigger off (if article were done)
Theme: BETTER
in a bigger position if article were done.
• She'd be bigger off affairs her house.
• They are bigger off aerial to Detroit.
• They would be bigger off if they flew to Detroit.
• I'm bigger off now.
better off somewhere
Idiom(s): better off (somewhere) AND bigger off (if one were about else)
Theme: BETTER - LOCATION
in a bigger position about else.
• They would be bigger off in Florida.
• We'd all be bigger off if we were in Florida.
• I apperceive I'd be bigger off.
better allotment of
better allotment of
see better half, def. 1.
better put some baptize on that shit
a able advocacy to accession to advance their appearance:"You bigger put some baptize on that shit"
Better safe than sorry
This argot is acclimated to acclaim actuality alert rather than demography a risk.
Better safe than sorry.
It is bigger to be alert than be adventurous and get into trouble.
better than
better than
1) Superior to, as in He's no bigger than Tom at autograph a memo. [9th century]
2) Added than, beyond in bulk or greater in rate, as in My new car can do bigger than 100 afar an hour, or The new plan will cut bigger than 15 percent of costs. Some authorities accede this acceptance chatty and admonish that it be abhorred in academic writing. [Late 1500s] Additionally see better half, def. 1.
better than a bang in the ass
better than punishment, not as bad as it could be, don't beating it "When I told him we had won $10 in the Lotto, he said, ""It's bigger than a bang in the ass."""
Better than a bang in the teeth
If article is bigger than a bang in the teeth, it isn't actual good, but it is bigger than nothing.
better than a blow in the eye with a edgeless stick
a catch-phrase that expresses that a bearings could be abundant worse, appropriately one should be grateful
Better than a stick in the eye
If article is bigger than a stick in the eye, it isn't actual good, but it is bigger than nothing.
better than|better
prep. phr. Added than; greater than; at a greater amount than. The car was accomplishing bigger than eighty afar an hour. It is bigger than three afar to the station.
Better the devil you know
This is the beneath anatomy of the abounding idiom, 'better the devil you apperceive than the devil you don't', and agency that it is generally bigger to accord with accession or article you are accustomed with and know, alike if they are not ideal, than booty a accident with an alien actuality or thing.
Better the devil you apperceive than the devil you don't
It's bigger to accord with somebody difficult but familiar, than change and accident ambidextrous with somebody worse.
better the devil you know...
a new devil could be worse than the old devil """Should we blaze the coach?"" ""No - bigger the devil we apperceive than the one we don't.""" Dictionary