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all bets are off
[ awl bets ahr awf, of ]
idiom
- (used when the outcome of a situation is too uncertain to predict):
We have to make it to the meeting place by 5:30 or all bets are off.
The individual ingredients may be safe, but once you mix them up into a brew, all bets are off.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of all bets are off1
First recorded in 1830–40, in reference to horse races
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