lay odds

Make a bet on terms favorable to the other party, as in I'll lay odds that it will rain before the week is out. [c. 1600] The closely related lay a wager means "make a bet," as in He laid a wager that Don would be late. [c. 1300]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sherley	SHUR-lee	English (Rare)
Abdul	[a:b'du:l]
Stefanu	-	Old Church Slavic
Max	MAHKS (German), MAKS (English)	German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Dubhghall	-	Irish, Scottish
Jyrki	YUYR-kee	Finnish