bet the farm

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So you might say the Angels bet the farm that they’ll make the playoffs and somehow retain Ohtani.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

“If there is a tie vote, I will bet the farm that Roberts will not vote,” Alan Frumin, the Senate’s former parliamentarian, said on CNN.

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2020

Anyway, here are some other big TV questions I have as we near our halfway point: Whatever possessed The Good Place to bet the farm on the Eleanor and Chidi relationship?

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2019

“He’s gone and bet the farm on this one big deal with a company with an unreliable record.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2017

"I'll bet the farm against your lame shoulder she never got your letter," declared Uncle John.

From Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)