2007-01-08 22:29:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"Odds are" means, "Chances are..."
For example, if you had a sentence, "Odds are, he will win", it would mean that most likely he will win. In other words, the, "odds" are in favor of him winning. Or, the chances of him winning are high.
2007-01-08 22:42:00 · answer #1 · answered by G9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that whatever phrase follows "odds are..." is likely to happen.
It is a prediction of something happening in the future, and since we can not foresee the future with any certainty, we can only guess at probabilities.
"Odds" is a term used by gamblers and probability mathematicians, and is usually expressed in terms like 2:1. Two-to-One odds means an event is twice as likely to occurr as it is to fail.
2007-01-08 22:42:04 · answer #2 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
odds are means chances of something happening
eg odds of me going walking today is zero
meaning: the chances of me going walking is zero.
2007-01-08 22:35:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, come and join me, I've got nothing better to do for the moment. We could track him/her down, kill the person (3rd person singular - he, she and it) and dismember the body, bury it where the moon always shines, with a stake through the heart and a vigorous garlic plant growing over the coffin, or maybe just bring the person into contact with the wealth of the English language. Yuh? Is a gaz, init?
2016-05-22 22:19:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that chances are good that whatever follows the phrase is true.
2007-01-08 22:36:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means the chances are...
2007-01-08 22:34:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
odds are that this question will be resolved soon enough....
2007-01-08 22:36:04 · answer #7 · answered by luck fest 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋