I/I'll bet
I('ll) bet
1. I imagine or am fairly certain (that). The government is talking about another tax cut, but I'll bet us working-class stiffs don't see a dime of it. A: "Have you seen my glasses anywhere?" B: "I bet they're back in the restaurant—that's the last place I saw you wearing them."
2. That sounds correct; that's unsurprising. A: "Ugh, I'm not feeling very well." B: "Yeah, I'll bet, considering how much you had to drink last night." A: "I'm feeling pretty guilty about the whole thing." B: "I bet you are. It was a pretty low thing to do."
See also: bet
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
I/I’ll ˈbet (that...)
(informal)1 I am certain (that...): I bet he’ll be late for the meeting — he always is.
2 used to show that you agree with somebody or are not surprised to hear something: ‘I’m furious about what she said to me.’ ‘I bet (you are)!’
See also: bet
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- I('ll) bet
- speak with a plum in (one's) mouth
- bet on it
- you bet your bottom
- bet (one's) boots
- OK yah
- dime
- bet (one's) life
- you can bet your bottom dollar (on something)