put money on

1. Also, put one's money on. Bet on; also, consider likely or nearly certain, expect. For example, Jean put her money on Contender but the horse came in last, or I'm sure the President will speak to the crowd; I'd put money on it. This idiom was first recorded in 1931.

Example Sentences

“In science we normally put money on a number of different horses because we can’t be entirely sure who’s going to win.”

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The sQuid app allowed parents to put money on a card so pupils could pay for meals and other items but it ceased UK operations on 14 March.

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The fights mostly carried on without much reaction, except for some light grumbling as the guys marked off the matches where they’d put money on the wrong fighter.

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Football fans love to put money on the game.

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“I would almost put money on the fact that I probably had seen him wear a Trump shirt or something along the lines of that beforehand, which is why this is so shocking to me,” Paige Updegraff told Pittsburgh public radio station WESA.

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Related Words

• pony up 
• speculate 
• wager