单词 | to be a fair bet |
释义 | > as lemmasto be a fair bet b. to be a fair bet: (with it as subject and that-clause) to be likely to be true or correct. ΚΠ 1828 W. Maginn tr. E. F. Vidocq et al. Mem. I. iv. 61 It is a fair bet that we shall not have far to go without finding them at work. 1857 J. Stirling Lett. from Slave States xii. 151 Not one man in ten resides in the place of his birth; and it is a fair bet that he comes from a different State from that in which you find him. 1964 Telegraph (Brisbane) 24 Sept. 5/2 It is a fair bet that, with some bush natives taking full advantage of their drinking rights, there will be some lively corroborees in lounges and beer gardens. 2004 K. L. Grant Trading Risk i. 2 If we do this job well, it's a fair bet we will be rewarded; if not, we are highly likely to suffer a penalty. < as lemmas |
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