bet one's life
bet one's life · bets one's life · bet one's life · betting one's life
für etwas die Hand ins Feuer legen, auf etwas Gift nehmen können
Synonym of bet one's bootsSynonym of bet one's boots.
» I'd bet my life on it.
Darauf würde ich mein Leben verwetten. — al_ex_an_der
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesSynonym of bet one's boots.
Examples
8 sentencesI'd bet my life on it.
deDarauf würde ich mein Leben verwetten. — al_ex_an_der
I would've bet my life on it.
You can bet your life on that.
deDarauf kannst du Gift nehmen. — Waldelfe
I would have bet my life on it.
Are you willing to bet your life on it?
deWürdest du dein Leben drauf verwetten? — brauchinet
Forms
bets one's life, betting one's life, bet one's life, bet one's life| Base form | bet one's life · to bet one's life |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bets one's life |
| Present participle | betting one's life |
| Past simple | bet one's life |
| Past participle | bet one's life |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.