bank on sb/sth

— Phrasal Verb with bank

/bæŋk/ verb

Definition

› to depend on someone doing something or something happening: Chrissie might arrive on time, but I wouldn't bank on it.

(Definition of bank on sb/sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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