you\ bet\ your\ boots

you\ bet\ your\ boots
• you bet
• you bet your boots
• you bet your life
informal
Most certainly; yes, indeed; without any doubt. - Used to declare with emphasis that a thing is really so.

Do I like to ski? You bet your life I do.

You bet I will be at the party.

You can bet your boots that Johnny will come home when his money is gone.

Compare: bet one's bottom dollar

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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