Г238
РУЧАТЬСЯ/ПОРУЧИТЬСЯ ГОЛОВОЙ (за кого-что)
VPsubj:
humanoften
foil. by a что-clause) to assure (
s.o. of
sth. ), guarantee
sth. emphatically, be prepared to be held accountable (for
s.o. or
sth. ): X ручается головой (за Y-a) = X vouches for Y with X's lifeX would (is prepared to
etc) stake (bet) his life on thing YX is willing to bet his life that...X swears that...(in limited contexts) X says he'd stake his life on thing Y (bet his life that...)X is betting his reputation on Y.
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