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
Deanne	dee-AN	English
ThaÏS	-	Ancient Greek
Sergei	syer-GYAY (Russian), seer-GYAY (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian
Reinier	rie-NEER	Dutch
Jamil	-	Arabic
Luis	LWEES	Spanish