- lay a bet
- To place a wager.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
lay a bet
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I'd lay a bet on something — I’d lay money/odds/a bet/on something british phrase used for saying that you are very confident that something will happen I’d lay money on New Zealand to win the race. lay money/odds (that): I’ll lay odds she doesn’t come. Thesaurus: ways of… … Useful english dictionary
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