you bet

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[you bet] or [you bet your boots] or [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.

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	doubt ³⁴ emphasis ³⁴ life ⁸³ {informal} ¹⁴⁰¹

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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