give odds that (something will happen)

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.

give someone odds that...

to propose a sham bet to someone, the implication being that even at favorable odds the outcome will defy the odds. (Often with a negative.) I'll give you odds that you won't be able to order a decent steak at this restaurant.

词组	give odds that (something will happen)
释义	give odds that (something will happen) give odds that (something will happen) 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. See also: give, odds, that, will Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. give someone odds that... to propose a sham bet to someone, the implication being that even at favorable odds the outcome will defy the odds. (Often with a negative.) I'll give you odds that you won't be able to order a decent steak at this restaurant. See also: give, odds, that McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: give odds give odds that lay odds at odds over (something) against all odds against the odds at odds odds by all odds be at odds
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