you (can) bet your (sweet) patootie
you (can) bet your (sweet) patootie
slang You can be absolutely certain that something will happen. Sometimes used ironically. ("Patootie" is a slang term for the buttocks.) You bet your sweet patootie I'm going to that concert—I've been saving up to buy a ticket for months now! Oh, you can bet your patooties that Kevin will be late tonight—he's never on time! I can't find my umbrella, so of course you can bet your patootie that it'll rain soon.
See also: bet, patootie
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
You bet your sweet patoot(ie)!
exclam. You can be absolutely certain! (Patootie is the buttocks.) I’ll be there! You bet your sweet patoot!
See also: bet, sweet
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- patootie
- You bet your sweet patootie!
- patoot
- bippy
- more like
- more like (something)
- none the worse (for something)
- none the worse for
- none the worse for something
- seen worse