to invest or risk a lot of money in the belief that something will happen:

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Bet big on something
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RE: To heap sth on them
to express a strong opinion by making many remarks about someone or something:
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Slaps it on you
to force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received:
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Slapping it onto you
to force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received:
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Providing for them
to give someone the things they need, such as money, food, or clothes:
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Weans one from them
to make someone gradually stop using something that is bad for them:
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Lives off somebody
to use someone or something to provide the money or food that you need to live:
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Detracting from it
to make something seem less valuable or less deserving of admiration than it really is :
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To push toward something
to try to do or achieve something, or to make someone more likely to do or achieve something:
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Your answer to someone
If something or someone is the answer to another thing or person, it is or they are considered to be similar or as good:
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To eke out something
to use something slowly or carefully because you only have a small amount of it: