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9 PHRASE You use I bet or I'll bet in reply to a statement to show that you agree with it or that you expected it to be true, usually when you are annoyed or amused by it. [INFORMAL , SPOKEN , FEELINGS ] □ [PHR that] 'I'd like to ask you something,' I said. 'I bet you would,' she grinned.

10 PHRASE You can use my bet is or it's my bet to give your personal opinion about something, when you are fairly sure that you are right. [INFORMAL ] □  My bet is that next year will be different. □  It's my bet that he's the guy behind this killing.

11 PHRASE If you say don't bet on something or I wouldn't bet on something, you mean that you do not think that something is true or will happen. [INFORMAL , SPOKEN ] □  'We'll never get a table in there'—'Don't bet on it.'

12 CONVENTION If you reply ' Do you want to bet? ' or ' Want a bet? ' to someone, you mean you are certain that what they have said is wrong. [INFORMAL , SPOKEN ] □  'Money can't buy happiness'—'Want to bet?'

13 PHRASE You use ' You bet ' or ' you bet your life ' to say yes in an emphatic way or to emphasize a reply or statement. [INFORMAL , SPOKEN , EMPHASIS ] □  'It's settled, then?'—'You bet.' □  'Are you afraid of snakes?'—'You bet your life I'm afraid of snakes.' SYNONYMS bet VERB 1

gamble:John gambled heavily on the horses.

stake:He has staked his reputation on the outcome. NOUN 1

gamble:…the French president's risky gamble in calling a referendum.

stake:The game was usually played for high stakes between two large groups.

beta block|er /biː tə blɒkə ^r , [AM ] be I tə -/ (beta blockers ) N‑COUNT A beta blocker is a drug which is used to treat people who have high blood pressure or heart problems.

bete noire /bet nwɑː ^r / also bête noire N‑SING [oft with poss] If you refer to someone or something as your bete noire , you mean that you have a particular dislike for them or that they annoy you a great deal. □  Our real bete noire is the car boot sale.

be|tide /b I ta I d/ PHRASE If you say woe betide anyone who does a particular thing, you mean that something unpleasant will happen to them if they do it. [FORMAL ] □  Woe betide anyone who got in his way.

be|to|ken /b I toʊ kən/ (betokens , betokening , betokened ) VERB If something betokens something else, it is a sign of this thing. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] The president alone betokened the national identity.

be|tray /b I tre I / (betrays , betraying , betrayed )

1 VERB If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them. □ [V n] When I tell someone I will not betray his confidence, I keep my word. □ [V n] The President betrayed them when he went back on his promise not to raise taxes. ●  be|tray|er (betrayers ) N‑COUNT □  She was her friend and now calls her a betrayer.

2 VERB If someone betrays their country or their friends, they give information to an enemy, putting their country's security or their friends' safety at risk. □ [V n] They offered me money if I would betray my associates. □ [V n + to ] The group were informers, and they betrayed the plan to the Germans. ●  be|tray|er N‑COUNT □ [+ of ] 'Traitor!' she screamed. 'Betrayer of England!'

3 VERB If you betray an ideal or your principles, you say or do something which goes against those beliefs. □ [V n] We betray the ideals of our country when we support capital punishment. ●  be|tray|er N‑COUNT □  Babearth regarded the middle classes as the betrayers of the Revolution.