bet one's boots

Meaning: To be sure.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Daily Life

Origin: Whereas bet one's bottom dollar can be used in both the affirmative and negative, bet one's boots is used only in the affirmative.

More idioms — Daily Life

• bet one's bottom dollar — To be sure.
• beyond the pale — Beyond or outside the limits of morally or socially acceptable behavior.
• big shot — An important, powerful, or influential person.
• big wheel — An important, powerful, or influential person.
• bigwig — An important, powerful or influential person.
• black and blue — Discolored from a bruise; injured in a fight either physically or verbally.

More English idioms

• black market — A system of buying and selling illegal goods or goods at illegal prices or quantities.
• black out — To lose consciousness temporarily.
• blow one's own horn — To boast or brag.
• blow one's stack — To become suddenly very angry.
• blow hot and cold — To have mixed or inconsistent feelings about something.
• blow off steam — To express one's anger, usually noisily and harmlessly, thereby relieving one's tension.

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