Definition
To take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.
In Context
- ""The scientists are right to be extremely cautious about interpreting these findings," said Jim Al-Khalili, a physicist from the University of Surrey, who suggested that a simple error in the measurement is probably the source of all the fuss..."So let me put my money where my mouth is: if the Cern experiment proves to be correct and neutrinos have broken the speed of light, I will eat my boxer shorts on live TV.""
- ""We've put money towards it and it's up to government to put the money where its mouth is.""