give odds



give odds

1. To offer a bet with favorable odds to the bettor (as by a bookmaker). Bookmakers are giving odds that the company's new smartphone outsells its competitors 2:1.
2. To be completely sure of something. I'll give odds that Jeremy tries to skip out on paying me back for dinner.
See also: give, odds

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nymphodora-Ancient Greek
Lyubovlyoo-BOF (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Zelig-Yiddish
Frosina-Macedonian
BogusŁAwabaw-guw-SWAH-vahPolish
Svanhildur-Icelandic