I'll bet you my bottom dollar
An exaggerated assertion of assurance.
I'll bet you my bottom dollar that the Cubs will win this year.
all better
Fully recovered; all well again; no longer painful. Usually used to or by children.
"All better now," he kept repeating to the little girl.
all the better
all the worse
all the hotter
all the sooner
Than otherwise; even. Used to emphasize comparative adjectives, adverbs, and nouns.
Opening the windows made it all the hotter.
Take a bus instead of walking and get home all the sooner.
If you don't eat your dessert, all the more for us.
be better off
be worse off
To be in a more favourable condition or situation.
The opposite of this idiom is to be worse off.
The opposite of this idiom is to be worse off.
Jim would be better off staying at home because of his cold.
You’d be much better off working in an office than in a factory.
The economies of some nations are worse off than they were several decades ago.
before one can say Jack Robinson
between two shakes of a lamb's tail
in the twinkling of an eye
Very quickly; suddenly. An overused phrase.
Очень быстро; неожиданно.
Before I could say Jack Robinson, the boy was gone.
She could do it in two shakes of a lamb’s tail.
Она могла это делать быстро и без затруднений.
bet on the wrong horse
bet the wrong horse
To base your plans on a wrong guess about the result of something; misread the future; misjudge a coming event.
Дословно: поставить не на ту лошадь.
Обмануться в ожиданиях или расчетах.
Обмануться в ожиданиях или расчетах.
To count on the small family farm as an important thing in the American future now looks like betting on the wrong horse.
He expected Bush to be elected President in 1992 but as it happened, he bet on the wrong horse.
When I voted for him, I was convinced he would win, but I betted the wrong horse!
Когда я голосовал за него, то был полностью уверен, что он выиграет, но ошибся в выборе!
bet one's boots
bet one's bottom dollar
bet one's shirt
To bet all you have.
This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it.
Jim said he would bet his boots that he would pass the examination.
To feel very sure; have no doubt.
Чувствовать себя очень уверенным в чем-либо; не иметь никаких сомнений.
Jack is very punctual. You can bet your bottom dollar he'll be here at 9 o'clock on the dot.
Джек очень пунктуальный. Я на сто процентов уверен, что он будет здесь ровно в 9.
bet one's life
To feel very sure; have no doubt.
Was I scared when I saw the bull running at me? You bet your life I was!