I'll bet you my bottom dollar

I'll bet you my bottom dollar {interj.}, {informal}

An exaggerated assertion of assurance.

I'll bet you my bottom dollar that the Cubs will win this year.

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[bottom dollar] {n.}, {v. phr.}, {informal} One's last penny, one's last dollar. * /He was down to his bottom dollar when he suddenly got the job offer./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[bet one's boots] or [bet one's bottom dollar] or [bet one's shirt] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To bet all you have. * /This horse will win. I would bet my […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[bottom line] {n.}, {informal} (stress on "line") 1. The last word on a controversial issue; a final decision. * /"Give me the bottom line on the proposed merger," said John./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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