A position in a game, undertaking, etc. in which the chances of winning and losing hang in the balance; an even chance; an undecided state of…
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| 释义 | the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > chance or opportunity > even chance (5) jeopardyc1374 A position in a game, undertaking, etc. in which the chances of winning and losing hang in the balance; an even chance; an undecided state of… even lay1584 A wager, bet, stake. Often in even lay, a wager in which the chances are equal on either side, an even chance. Hence (in fair, good,etc. lay) =… an equal, even wager1638 an equal, even wager, an even chance. Obsolete. toss-up1809 toss-up. figurative. A chance where the probability either way is equal; an even chance. colloquial. turn-up1810 The turning up of a particular card or die in games of chance; the card or die turned up; hence fig., a mere chance, a ‘toss-up’; a result which… |
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