bet the farm/ranch

Related to word: bet

Idiom

Definition

  1. To risk all of one's assets or resources on a single venture; to take a huge gamble.

    孤注一掷

    • He decided to bet the farm on this startup, hoping for a huge return.

      他决定在这家初创公司上孤注一掷,希望能获得巨大的回报。

    • Don't bet the farm with the real estate market being so volatile.

      不要在地产市场如此波动的情况下孤注一掷。

    • She shouldn't have bet the farm on that one game.

      她不应该在那场比赛上孤注一掷。