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lay (or give) odds1Offer a bet with odds favourable to the other better: bookies have refused to give odds on the outcome of today’s debate...- There has been an average of four Irish-trained winners over the last ten years and bookmaker Paddy Power is giving odds of 7-2 on this happening again.
- Paddy Power Bookmakers is presently laying odds of 25/1 against Vintage Tipple winning the Arc.
- Since he was now a chess god, he could only find games for money if he gave odds.
1.1Be very sure about something: I’d lay odds that the person responsible is an insider...- I would lay odds that it will begin in the next 48 hours.
- One phrase we'll lay odds on you will hear tonight is flip-flop.
- And I'll lay odds that it has something to do with the grand opening of the fishery on Saturday.
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