stakesomethingonsomething
phrasal verbwithstakeverb[T]uk/steɪk/us/steɪk/
toriskharmingorlosingsomethingimportantif anaction,decision, orsituationdoes not have theresultyouwantorexpect:
Ithinkshe'll beheadof thiscompanyin five year'stime- I'dstakemyreputationon it.
Gambling & bookmaking
- a/the bookmaker'sphrase
- ante
- anti-gambling
- bank
- bet
- blackjack
- casino
- chip
- co-favourite
- cockfight
- croupier
- gaming table
- poker machine
- punt
- roulette
- slot machine
- sweepstake
- toss up
- trifecta
- turf accountant