five will get you ten

five will get you ten

In all likelihood; chances are good that. Taken from betting parlance for even odds, i.e., a successful bet of five (dollars, etc.) will give you five back, leaving you with ten. I know there's some suspicious activity going on in this company; five will get you ten the boss is cooking the books. Five will get you ten that Jonathan is having an affair.
See also: five, get, ten, will
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • take five
  • give me five!
  • give me/gimme (a) five
  • give somebody five
  • give someone five
  • go nap
  • hang five
  • slap (one) five
  • Slip me five!
  • five-oh