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bet one's ass

bet one's ass verb: to bet everything; to have total reliance or confidence in something.

Verb

bet one's ass (third-person singular simple present bets one's ass, present participle betting one's ass, simple past and past participle bet one's ass)

  1. (US, slang, sometimes considered vulgar) To bet everything; to have total reliance or confidence in something.
    • You can bet your ass that favor won't be returned.2011, Ahmariah Jackson, IAtomic Seven, Supreme Understanding, Locked Up but Not Locked Down
    • It was punishable by death because it put the entire species at risk. There was a standing reward for turning in any werewolf who broke the rule. He bet his ass that he'd get turned in for the money.2020, Jodi Vaughn, Her Werewolf Champion

Forms of bet one's ass

third-person singular presentbets one's ass
present participlebetting one's ass
past participlebet one's ass
pastbet one's ass

Questions about bet one's ass

What does bet one's ass mean?
Bet one's ass means to bet everything; to have total reliance or confidence in something.
What part of speech is bet one's ass?
Bet one's ass is a verb.
What is the past tense of bet one's ass?
The past tense of bet one's ass is bet one's ass.

Words near bet one's ass in the dictionary

  1. bet exchange
  2. bet exchanges
  3. bet on
  4. bet on the jockey, not the horse
  5. bet one's arse
  6. bet one's ass
  7. bet one's boots
  8. bet one's bottom dollar
  9. bet one's life
  10. bet out
  11. bet round

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