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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014 ITS A GAMBLE All bets are off when you leave your salvation to chance. 14 Eustace 1:29 BET 1590s, as both a verb and noun, in the argot of petty criminals, of unknown origin; probably a shortening of abet or else from obsolete beetto make good, from Old English bætan make better, arouse, stimulate, from Proto-Germanic *baitjanan, in which case the verb would be the original. The original notion is perhaps to improve a contest by wagering on it, or it is from the bait sense in abet. Used since 1852 in various American English slang assertions (cf. you bet be assured, 1857). Posted by Eustace St. James @ proverbsofeustace.blogspot Location: The Eustace Institute, Downingtown, PA 19335, USA
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:44:54 +0000

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