英语中也有这样的打赌用语,叫“I'll eat my hat”,表达的就是这种意思:我绝对不会错,错了就把帽子吃掉。这种说法最早出现在迪更斯的《匹克威克外传》里,“If I knew as little of life as that, I'd eat my hat and swallow the buckle whole.”(如果我对生活了解的那么少的话,我就把帽子和带扣吞下去。)
看下面例句:
She's always late. If she gets that train I'll eat my hat.(她老是迟到。如果她赶上那趟车了,我把名字倒着写。).