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
Muirgel-Irish
Rosica-Bulgarian
CailinKAY-linEnglish (Rare)
PhyllisFIL-is (English)Greek Mythology, English, German
TammiTAM-eeEnglish
Auxentius-Ancient Greek (Latinized)