bet you dollars to doughnuts

bet you dollars to doughnuts

I assure you (that something will happen, with so much confidence that I would bet money against something less valuable). I lost my umbrella, so I bet you dollars to doughnuts that it rains tomorrow! Oh, I bet you dollars to doughnuts that Kevin will be late tonight—he's never on time!
See also: bet, dollar, doughnut
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bet someone dollars to doughnuts

Fig. to bet something of value against something worth considerably less. I bet you dollars to doughnuts that she is on time. He bet me dollars to doughnuts that it would snow today.
See also: bet, dollar, doughnut
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

bet someone dollars to doughnuts

tv. to bet something of value against something worth considerably less. I bet you dollars to doughnuts that she is on time.
See also: bet, dollar, doughnut, someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • bet dollars to doughnuts
  • bet someone dollars to doughnuts
  • you can bet your bottom dollar (on something)
  • bet on it
  • long shot
  • long shot, (not by) a
  • long shot, a
  • a long shot
  • you bet your bottom
  • bet with (someone)
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