| 词汇 | bet the ranch |
| 释义 | Idiom bet the ranchbet the farm/ranch American to spend almost all the money you have on something that you think might bring you success.TV networks are obviously willing to bet the ranch on special sports events - they paid millions to broadcast the Olympics. (often + on)bet the ranchTo risk everything on a venture that one thinks will be successful. Primarily heard in US. I wouldn't bet the ranch on that wacky invention. He's broke now because he bet the ranch on a failed business venture. bet the ranchmainly AMERICANIf you bet the ranch, you take a big risk in doing something, sometimes spending all your money to do it. I wasn't going to bet the ranch on the stocks. It was a brave policy pushed through despite warnings that it would be a disaster. He bet the ranch and he won. bet the ˈfarm/ˈranch(American English) risk everything that you have on something: It might succeed but don’t bet the farm on it.It’s a bet-the-farm situation. |
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