bet the farm

to risk everything you have because you are certain of something bet the ranch No matter how confident you are in the future, you should never bet the farm on one idea.

bet the farm/ranch

(American)

to spend almost all the money you have on something that you think might bring you success (often + on ) TV networks are obviously willing to bet the ranch on special sports events - they paid millions to broadcast the Olympics.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tova (2)	-	Swedish
Jathibiyya	-	Arabic
Cinderella	sin-də-RE-lə (English)	Literature
Lyric	LIR-ik	English (Modern)
Elia	E-lyah (Italian), AY-lee-ah (Dutch)	Italian, Dutch
ĐUro	JOO-ro	Croatian, Serbian