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put one's money where one's mouth is

More generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.
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More generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

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put one's money where one's mouth isTo make or take a bet.
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