单词 | to bet the come |
释义 | > as lemmasto bet (on) the come P1. Chiefly U.S. to bet (on) the come: (a) (in the game of craps) to make a come bet (see sense 4); (b) (in poker, etc.) to bet in the hope or expectation that one's hand will improve, rather than on the basis of the cards one holds; also figurative. ΚΠ 1948 R. Brooks Boiling Point xxviii. 188 Play the big six, the big eight. Bet the come. Time for a lucky roller. 1977 P. N. Dangel Poker, Poker viii. 200 Betting on the come is based on the theory that the opposition may drop because their weak hand cannot face the much larger bets threatened on subsequent cards. 2001 Atlantic Monthly (Electronic ed.) Feb. 100 I spent an enjoyable hour..at the two-dollar craps table. I stood next to a fellow with a glass of whiskey in his hand who..took time to share his strategy with me: ‘Always bet on the come, always take the odds.’ 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 25 July viii. 7/4 Two years down the road, he's turned into a pretty good quarterback. You know young quarterbacks will struggle; you're betting on the come. < as lemmas |
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