bet the ranch , auch: bet the farm

So, the plan is to bet the ranch on another new controller?

"I don't think this is the time to bet the ranch in the stock market," he said.

He was willing to hire people and let them bet the ranch, too.

I would bet the ranch they are making announcements to the media this very minute.

"Even I would be willing to bet the ranch on that.

"Don't bet the ranch on either candidate tonight," he said.

I for one would not bet the ranch on the kindness of strangers.

Don't bet the ranch on change any time soon.

"We don't bet the ranch on any deal," she added.

"I wouldn't bet the ranch on it," Jack shot back.

"And they think it's decent speculation, but not something to bet the ranch on."

The lady that bet the ranch on finding extraterrestrial technology?

"Before you bet the ranch on that, ponder a few things.

"They knew Ivan had the reputation of tending to bet the ranch on a single stock."

"On that, sir, you can bet the ranch, the cattle, and the big house."

Lewie was not only willing to bet the ranch.

I've shuffled them, meditating on you and the questions I'd bet the ranch you're dying to ask.

"In this case we were betting the ranch."

"We didn't bet the ranch on it," she said, "and it was a good learning experience."

"I wouldn't bet the ranch on that," Liz said.

You can bet the ranch on that.

Successive British governmets 'bet the ranch' on the financial services being the driver for growth rather than manufacturing.

"He would bet the ranch on litigation thereafter."

Just when he faced a $90,000 loss, he bet the ranch by holding on to stocks that seemed to be heading south.