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betting one's boots

betting one's boots is the present participle and gerund of bet one's boots.

Meaning of bet one's boots

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough to wager an essential possession.
    • "You see," he said, "she never knew the fearful importance of marriage . . . and treated him badly, I'll bet my boots."1913, D. H. Lawrence, chapter 12, in Sons and Lovers

Questions about betting one's boots

What is betting one's boots the present participle and gerund of?
Betting one's boots is the present participle and gerund of bet one's boots.

Words near betting one's boots in the dictionary

  1. Bettina
  2. Bettine
  3. betting
  4. betting one's arse
  5. betting one's ass
  6. betting one's boots
  7. betting one's bottom dollar
  8. betting one's life
  9. betting out
  10. betting parlor
  11. betting parlors

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