Phrase info

want to bet

Meaning

want to bet?

Are you sure? Do you really think so? (as a skeptical rebuttal to a claim)

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Hey, check this weirdo out." Hi was inspecting a bust on the mantel. "This face is ninety percent eyebrow. What do you want to bet he owned slaves?" Scowling to match the carving's expression, Hi spoke in a gravelly voice. Kathy Reichs

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