Bet your bottom dollar

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Bet your bottom dollar : Phrases

Meaning:

Bet your last coin.


Origin:

Unsurprisingly, this in an American phrase. First cited in the La Crosse Independent Republican, September 1856:


"I'm goin' to vote for you [James Polk] - you can bet your bottom dollar on that!"

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