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want to bet

want to bet phrase: are you sure? Do you really think so? (as a skeptical rebuttal to a claim).

Phrase

want to bet?

  1. Are you sure? Do you really think so? (as a skeptical rebuttal to a claim).
    • “You want to bet?” Workman bunched his lips. He inhaled through his nose, the nostrils flaring as he studied Vaughn. Then he conceded the argument.2011, George Harmon Coxe, Never Bet Your Life

Questions about want to bet

What does want to bet mean?
Want to bet means are you sure? Do you really think so? (as a skeptical rebuttal to a claim).
What part of speech is want to bet?
Want to bet is a phrase.

Words near want to bet in the dictionary

  1. want one's bumps feeling
  2. want one's bumps felt
  3. want out
  4. want someone's nachos
  5. want to
  6. want to bet
  7. want to know
  8. want'cha
  9. want-away
  10. want-aways
  11. want-to

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