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Mentee Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of 'put to stake'

Please advise. Which of the following sentences is OK? I am looking for an idiom which fits the following context.
  1. He had put to stake all his knowledge and skills to realize his dreams.
  2. He staked all his knowledge and skills to realize his dreams.
  3. He applied all his knowledge and skills to realize his dreams.
  

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I find only the third one natural, although I understand the intent of the others. Re the second one, we usually say "He staked all his X on Y," where Y is the thing he hopes will "come through" for him. I'm not familiar with "put to stake," although it's understandable.

— Avangi

  • I find only the third one natural, although I understand the intent of the others.
  • Re the second one, we usually say "He staked all his X on Y," where Y is the thing he hopes will "come through" for him.
  • I'm not familiar with "put to stake," although it's understandable.
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I find only the third one natural, although I understand the intent of the others.

Re the second one, we usually say "He staked all his X on Y," where Y is the thing he hopes will "come through" for him.

I'm not familiar with "put to stake," although it's understandable.
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I think the second one is fine and short sentences are always proved to be readers friendly.
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My heartfelt thanks to you Avangi for clearing all my doubts with perfectly plausible explanations. I couldn't help mentioning it again.
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