stake reputation on



stake one's reputation on someone or something

to risk harming one's reputation on someone or something. Of course Denise is great. I will stake my reputation on her! It may be so, but I wouldn't stake my reputation on it.
See also: on, reputation, stake

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jaffer-Arabic
LÁIlÁ-Sami
Yaroslavyah-rah-SLAHF (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic
Abdurakhman-Chechen
Hoebaerhuy-BERLimburgish
SebastiÃO-Portuguese