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bet on

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bet something on someone or something
to wager something on someone or something. I bet one thousand dollars on that horse! Fred bet a few bucks on his favorite football team.
See also: bet

bet on someone or something

to wager on someone or something. Are you really going to bet on that horse? I bet on Paul. He is the fastest runner.
See also: bet


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Lydgate was playing well, and felt confident; the bets were dropping round him, and with a swift glancing thought of the probable gain which might double the sum he was saving from his horse, he began to bet on his own play, and won again and again.
Or, you'll lose your bet on the cotton crop, by keeping him out of the field, just at this very press.
I've a sort of bet on that I'll pass her off as a duchess in six months.
 
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