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"You bet you"? That's the closest I could think of. Or is it "you bet yourself", with the "self" omitted so it's quicker to say? Or is it something else altogether?

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I find this undocumented but fairly compelling:

You betcha-- Contraction of "you bet your...." (life, ass, money, etc.). Also "you betcher", as in You betcha! or You betcher ass!

(from http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=You%20Betcha)

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Oh, spent too long reading the google results... :) – buildsucceeded Jul 11 '11 at 12:08
"you bet your..." is certainly short for "you can bet your..." – tenfour Jul 11 '11 at 12:20
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"You can bet your life on it."

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Or any of "you can bet your _____" variations. A very common one is "You can bet your bottom dollar". – tenfour Jul 11 '11 at 12:07

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