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1 hedge one's bets
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2 cover/hedge one's bets
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3 bet
n. wedden--------v. weddenbet1[ bet] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉2 inzet3 iets waarop men wedt ⇒ kans, keuze4 mening♦voorbeelden:lay/make/place a bet (on something) • wedden (op iets)what's the bet he doesn't do it • wedden dat hij het niet doet4 my bet is that he won't win • ik wed/durf erop te wedden dat hij niet wint————————bet2〈werkwoord; betted of ook bet, bet〉♦voorbeelden:‘I reckon he'll do it’ ‘you bet (he will)!’ • ‘volgens mij doet hij het’ ‘nou en of/uiteraard!’‘John's quite happy about the result’ ‘I bet he is’ • ‘John is best tevreden over het resultaat’ ‘dat kan ik me voorstellen’‘perhaps I'll go after all’ ‘I bet you will’ • ‘misschien ga ik toch’ ‘ja, ja, dat wil ik weleens zien’
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hedge your bets — If you hedge your bets, you don t risk everything on one opportunity, but try more than one thing … The small dictionary of idiomes