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odds are, the
Idioms and Phrases
The chances are, as in The odds are that they'll serve turkey for Thanksgiving . Replacing it is odds by the late 1600s, this phrase refers to betting.Example Sentences
When that changes, all bets are off, and odds are the ghosts will move on.
Odds are, the Chargers are going to have to go 6-2 in the second half and get to 10 wins just to be in the mix, and even then they’ll need help with the tiebreakers to sneak in.
Google the name of a municipality name, and odds are the next word in the search will be "shooting"; if that word does not appear, consider that place very fortunate, and pray it remains that way.
The odds are the same no matter if the machine chooses the numbers, or you do.
“There’s no bet that we’ll continue to see wet years after this, and odds are the next drought is around the corner.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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