put (one's) money on

idiom

: to bet on (something or someone)

Everyone there put their money on the underdog.

—often used to say that one feels very sure that something is true, will happen, etc.

It's going to rain tomorrow. I'd put money on it.

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How Eric’s journey into his personal heart of darkness will conclude is anyone’s guess (right now, a betting man might put money on suicide). —

Jack King, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024 On Polymarket, which only takes bets in cryptocurrency, punters could even have put money on whether Taylor Swift would attend Vice President Kamala Harris’s rally Monday. —

Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024 Unlike polls, which survey voters directly, betting markets reflect the sentiments and behaviors of those willing to put money on an outcome. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 Topline Retail investing platform Robinhood debuted a program Monday enabling users to put money on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election, entering a growing market which heavily favors former President Donald Trump next month. —

Derek Saul, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for put (one's) money on

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