a safe bet

(British, American & Australian) also a sure bet (American)

1. something that you are certain will happen It's a safe bet that those two will settle down and have children. Wheeler is a sure bet for a place on the team.

2. someone or something that you are certain will win or succeed She is still a safe bet for re-election. Simplicity of design is a sure bet in the fashion world.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
JÖRgen	-	Swedish
Yavor	-	Bulgarian
Drusilla	droo-SIL-ə (English)	Biblical, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
Gulnara	-	Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz
Luanna	loo-AN-ə	English (Rare)
Valeriy	vah-LYE-ree	Russian