bet the farm/ranch

bet the farm

To risk everything on a venture that one thinks will be successful. Primarily heard in US. I wouldn't bet the farm on that wacky invention. He's broke now because he bet the farm on a failed business venture.
See also: bet, farm

bet the ranch

To risk everything on a venture that one thinks will be successful. Primarily heard in US. I wouldn't bet the ranch on that wacky invention. He's broke now because he bet the ranch on a failed business venture.
See also: bet, ranch
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bet the ranch

mainly AMERICAN
If you bet the ranch, you take a big risk in doing something, sometimes spending all your money to do it. I wasn't going to bet the ranch on the stocks. It was a brave policy pushed through despite warnings that it would be a disaster. He bet the ranch and he won.
See also: bet, ranch
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

bet the farm

risk everything that you own on a bet, investment, or enterprise. North American informal
See also: bet, farm
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bet the ˈfarm/ˈranch

(American English) risk everything that you have on something: It might succeed but don’t bet the farm on it. It’s a bet-the-farm situation.
See also: bet, farm, ranch
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See also:
  • bet the farm
  • farm
  • bet the ranch
  • ranch
  • sell the farm
  • quid
  • be not the full quid
  • tabbacky
  • wacky-tabbacky
  • wacky-tobacky