odds are, the

The chances are, as in The odds are that they'll serve turkey for Thanksgiving. Replacing it is odds by the late 1600s, this phrase refers to betting.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Baldric	BAWLD-rik	English (Archaic)
Elkins	['elkinz]
Miron (1)	MEE-rawn (Polish)	Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish
Sheldon	SHEL-dən	English
Shi	-	Chinese
Martzel	-	Basque