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41odds-on — UK / US adjective informal very likely it is odds on (that): It s odds on that Gerry ll miss the meeting again. be odds on to do something: Pearson is odds on to play against Manchester United on Saturday. • the odds on favourite …
42odds — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. difference, probability, advantage; disparity. See chance, inequality. odds and ends II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An advantage] Syn. allowance, edge, benefit, difference, superiority, overlay*, square odds* …
43odds-on — also odds on ADJ If there is an odds on chance that something will happen, it is very likely that it will happen. [INFORMAL] Gerald was no longer the odds on favourite to win the contest... It was odds on that there was no killer …
44odds — [[t]ɒdz[/t]] n. (usu. with a pl. v.) 1) the probability that something is so or is more likely to occur than something else: The odds are that it will rain today[/ex] 2) this probability, expressed as a ratio: The odds are two to one that it will …
45odds-on — adjective 1 the odds on favourite a competitor that is very likely to win, especially a horse in a race 2 informal it s odds on (that) used to say that something is very likely to happen: It s odds on that she won t come …
46odds-on — adjective Date: 1890 1. having or viewed as having a better than even chance to win < the odds on favorite > 2. not involving much risk ; pretty sure < an odds on bet > …
47Odds — Ọdds 〈Pl.〉 1. Wette mit ungleichen Einsätzen 2. 〈Sp.〉 Vorgabe [zu engl. odd „ungerade“] * * * Ọdds [engl.: ɔdz] <Pl.> [engl. odds, wohl zu: odd = zusätzlich, ↑ dazu (1 a)] (Sport): a) Vorgaben (bes. bei Pferderennen); b) (bei… …
48odds it — vb British to play the odds , take a risk or chance. A piece of London working class terminology, used particularly by police offic ers and members of the underworld. ► You re oddsin it a bit, aren t you? I can t be sure, we ll just have to odds… …
49odds — n 1. probability, likelihood, chances. 2. advantage, lead, edge, handicap; superiority, supremacy, preeminence, ascendancy, predominance; inferiority, disadvantage, deficiency, inadequacy. 3. difference, disparity, unevenness, inequality;… …
50odds-on — mod. having to do with the thing or person favored to win. □ My horse is an odds on favorite to win. □ My plan is odds on to be selected …
