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bet the farm

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bet the farm/ranch  (American)
to spend almost all the money you have on something that you think might bring you success (often + on ) TV networks are obviously willing to bet the ranch on special sports events - they paid millions to broadcast the Olympics.
See also: bet, farm

bet the farm
to risk everything you have because you are certain of something bet the ranch No matter how confident you are in the future, you should never bet the farm on one idea.
See also: bet, farm


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Taxpayers would like to see this happen, but given the mentality of the tax-and-spend City Council, don't bet the farm -- or your home.
Should we bet the farm on Censeo and go performance-based with two QH CTs that had not been seriously mentioned to the ESG?
I'll literally bet the farm that by nightfall the outcomes will be dramatically different.
 
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