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bank on

verb

  1. (intr, preposition) to expect or rely with confidence on

    you can bank on him always arriving on time

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Rely on, count on. For example, You can bank on Molly's caterer to do a good job. This expression alludes to bank as a reliable storage place for money. [Late 1800s]
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“So we’re going to bank on him.”

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There were reports of shots being fired in Niddrie and West Pilton Bank on 20 and 21 March.

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At a news conference in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the society's president Dr Younes al-Khatib called for an independent international investigation into the incident and for those responsible to be held accountable.

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