wouldn't bet on it

(I) wouldn't bet on it.

and (I) wouldn't count on it.

Fig. I do not believe that something will happen. (Also with that or some specific happening. See examples.) John: I'll be a vice president in a year or two. Mary: I wouldn't bet on that. John: I'll pick up a turkey on the day before Thanksgiving. Mary: Did you order one ahead of time? John: No. Mary: Then I wouldn't count on it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dennis	DEN-is (English), DE-nis (German), DEN-nis (Dutch)	English, German, Dutch
Ling	-	Chinese
Sapir	-	Hebrew
Hemingr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Reina (1)	-	Spanish
Matthias	mah-TEE-ahs (German), mə-THIE-əs (English)	Greek, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, French, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek