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
Septima	-	Ancient Roman, Spanish
Theocritus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ioram	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Broos	BRO:S	Dutch, Limburgish
Christabel	KRIS-tə-bel	English (Rare)
Galahad	GAL-ə-had (English)	Arthurian Romance