five will get you ten
English
Etymology
Betting parlance for even odds, i.e. betting five pounds (dollars, etc.) should win you ten.
Pronunciation
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Phrase
- (idiomatic) I strongly believe
- 1957, Clyde Brion Davis, Unholy Uproar:
- Five will get you ten that he's either gone or dead by midnight Sunday.
- 2003, F. Winston Pate, Serenity
- As it is I'm going to be in big trouble financially if I lose my job and five will get you ten the bastards will try to drum me out.
Translations
I strongly believe
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