ALL BETS ARE OFF Definition & Meaning

all bets are off

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idiom

(used when the outcome of a situation is too uncertain to predict):
We have to make it to the meeting place by 5:30 or all bets are off.
The individual ingredients may be safe, but once you mix them up into a brew, all bets are off.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of all bets are off¹

First recorded in 1830–40, in reference to horse races

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If voters continue to reject the movement’s positions, all bets are off.

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But the wildfires ablaze in Los Angeles right now, whose total destruction remains to be seen, show all bets are off when it comes to what defines wildfire season.

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Looking ahead to the next four years, all bets are off in the face of a newly empowered commander in chief who uniformly ignores, circumvents and undermines established norms of protocol and accountability for his own benefit.

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"All bets are off, and everyone's going to have to reassess the marketplace"

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“The problem we have now is that with the election of Mr. Trump, all bets are off and everyone's going to have to reassess the marketplace,” Cohn said.

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