lay a wager

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I durst lay a wager," said Don Quixote, interrupting him, "that now thou art suffered to prate without interruption, thou feelest no manner of pain in thy whole body.

From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

I will lay a wager that he sold it for six.”

From Anecdotes for Boys by Newcomb, Harvey

I lay a wager I guess your thoughts.”

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 by

I will lay a wager that you have grown captious, fretful, and disposed to take trouble on interest.

From The Last Penny and Other Stories by Croome, William

They started for the main street at a trot, and Vane panted out:— “I’ll lay a wager that the engine’s locked up, and that they can’t find the keys.”

From The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias by Cooper, A.W.