lay a wager
lay a wager
1. To make a bet. A: "There's no doubt in my mind that my team will beat yours in the championship!" B: "Oh yeah? Care to lay a wager on that?"
2. To be completely sure of something. I'd lay a wager that Jeremy tries to skip out on paying me back for dinner.
See also: lay, wager
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
lay a wager
see under lay odds.
See also: lay, wager
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- wager
- bet with
- bet with (someone)
- bet on
- bet on (someone or something)
- stake (something) on (something)
- stake on
- let (something) ride
- let ride
- let something ride