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“Stake one's life on it”in other languages

Be absolutely certain.

  • English
  • Filipino
  • French
  • German
English
stake one's life on it
Filipino
Itaga mo sa bato literally Carve it in stone
French
Mettre ses deux mains au feu literally To put both hands in the fire
German
Da kannst du Gift drauf nehmen literally You can take poison on it
Behind the words

Same idea, different pictures

English bets its life, and German would swallow poison on it, da kannst du Gift drauf nehmen. French puts both hands in the fire, mettre ses deux mains au feu, recalling the medieval ordeal by fire, which was supposed to spare the innocent.

Filipino carves it in stone, itaga mo sa bato: as permanent as it gets.

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