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Idioms and Phrases

Make a bet on terms favorable to the other party, as in I'll lay odds that it will rain before the week is out . [c. 1600] The closely related lay a wager means “make a bet,” as in He laid a wager that Don would be late . [c. 1300]
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Example Sentences

I know you'll choose a good girl—and a pretty one too, I'll lay odds!

The rest of 'em took to their heels, you may lay odds on that.

And I'll lay odds we can feel the heat o' the sun in the east and west enough to make a fair guess at the course.

If Wheeler's cavalry is in this vicinity you can lay odds on it that all the inhabitants of this wild territory know it.

"I'll lay odds that you put up a good fight," the Lieutenant said, pleasantly.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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