Why not your top dollar?
2007-08-08 17:46:57 · 7 answers · asked by Ann Sir Well 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Tommorow is always a day away...
2007-08-08 18:39:53 · answer #1 · answered by Thendens 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't NEED to bet your bottom dollar on tomorrow's sun, but you CAN.
Your bottom dollar is you last dollar, which you should only bet on a sure thing.
Betting your top dollar means nothing because you can afford to lose it.
The song is saying it's a sure thing that tomorrow with bring light, life and opportunity.
2007-08-08 19:12:09 · answer #2 · answered by Phoenix Quill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always imagined that people used to combine all their money into one big stack and betting the bottom dollar would be more bothersome than the top, because then that big old stack would come tumbling down like in Jenga.
2007-08-08 18:03:42 · answer #3 · answered by CeeDee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it a 100% sure bet.and if the sun doesn't come out your not going to need that dollar.
2007-08-08 18:00:58 · answer #4 · answered by Ronko 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bottom or top you don't need money when your dead.
Just walk around the world fast enough and the sun will never go down.
2007-08-08 18:35:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
top dollar refers to the most you can pay for something.
Bottom dollar means spending your very last dollar on something.
2007-08-08 17:51:14 · answer #6 · answered by Angeliss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't "bottom dollar" mean your absolute last dollar? It being the last and only one you have it becomes infinitely more valuable and also a much riskier bet.
Lol.
2007-08-08 17:50:36 · answer #7 · answered by Le Petit Fleur 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋