put one's money where one's mouth is

put one's money where one's mouth is
a) To make or take a bet.
b) More generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • put one's money where one's mouth is — 1. To support one s stated opinion by betting money 2. To give practical (esp financial) rather than merely hypothetical support • • • Main Entry: ↑money * * * informal take action to support one s statements or opinions …   Useful english dictionary

  • put one's money where one's mouth is — ► put one s money where one s mouth is informal take action to support one s statements. Main Entry: ↑money …   English terms dictionary

  • put one's money where one's mouth is — informal take action to support a statement. → monetized …   English new terms dictionary

  • put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • money — ► NOUN 1) a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. 2) wealth. 3) payment or financial gain. 4) (moneys or monies) formal sums of money. ● for my money Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

  • Money Hungry — Format Reality Created by Cris Abrego[1] Ellen Rakieten[1] Directed by Matt Bordofsky …   Wikipedia

  • money — (n.) mid 13c., coinage, metal currency, from O.Fr. monoie money, coin, currency; change (Mod.Fr. monnaie), from L. moneta place for coining money, mint; coined money, money, coinage, from Moneta, a title or surname of the Roman goddess Juno, in… …   Etymology dictionary

  • One Minute Too Late — est le troisième album studio du groupe de Rock Finlandais Deep Insight. Cet album est paru aucours de l année 2006. Liste des morceaux One Minute Too Late Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Baby New Day Ordinary Girl Rhythm Of The Beat Sometimes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • money — moneyless, adj. /mun ee/, n., pl. moneys, monies, adj. n. 1. any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits. 2. See paper money. 3. gold, silver, or other metal in pieces of convenient form stamped by public …   Universalium

  • put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”