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
Lorn	LAWRN	English (Rare)
Haider	-	Arabic
Jonna	YON-nah (Finnish)	Danish, Swedish, Finnish
Jerry	['dʒeri]
Garsea	-	Medieval Spanish
Hibiki	hee-bee-kee	Japanese