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
Isma'il	-	Arabic
Harriett	HER-ee-ət, HAR-ee-ət	English
Saral	-	Indian, Hindi
Jozo	-	Croatian
Yuri (1)	YOO-ree (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian
Melitta	me-LI-tah (German)	Ancient Greek, German