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
Sally	['sæli]
ÅGe	-	Norwegian
Kaley	KAY-lee	English (Modern)
Mona (2)	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Rudolph	['ru:dɔlf]
Tomiko	to-mee-ko	Japanese