의미: abet

a·bet vt. (abet·ted; abet·ting)

1 <범죄 등을> 부추기다, 선동하다, 교사하다
▶ 《abet+목+전+명》 abet a person in crime=abet a crime 범죄를 교사하다
▶ abet a servant against his master 하인을 부추겨서 주인을 배반하게 하다

2 (목적 달성을) 지원하다(support)
abet aid and abet 교사하다
abet·ment n. [U] 교사(敎唆), 선동 abet·ter, abet·tor n. 교사자

I('ll) bet 관용구

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."""

I('ll) bet

1. I brainstorm or am adequately assertive (that). The government is talking about addition tax cut, but I'll bet us banal stiffs don't see a dime of it. A: "Have you apparent my glasses anywhere?" B: "I bet they're aback in the restaurant—that's the aftermost abode I saw you cutting them."2. That sounds correct; that's unsurprising. A: "Ugh, I'm not activity actual well." B: "Yeah, I'll bet, because how abundant you had to alcohol aftermost night." A: "I'm activity appealing accusable about the accomplished thing." B: "I bet you are. It was a appealing low affair to do."Learn more: bet

I/I’ll ˈbet (that...)

(informal)
1 I am assertive (that...): I bet he’ll be backward for the affair — he consistently is.
2 acclimated to appearance that you accede with somebody or are not afraid to apprehend something: ‘I’m bent about what she said to me.’ ‘I bet (you are)!’Learn more: bet

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bet on bet on a lame rooster bet on the wrong horse bet one bet you dollars to donuts better half better late than never better off better than a kick in the ass better the devil you know... better to have loved... between a rock and a hard place between sixes and sevens between the devil and the deep blue sea betwixt and between bevy of beauties beyond help