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Idiom

best bet

Meaning

The best proposal or plan.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Taking the train is your best bet to avoid traffic.”

“If you want to arrive on time for the meeting, your best bet is to leave the house early.”

“Given the unpredictable nature of the market, your best bet remains a diversified portfolio that minimizes exposure to sudden economic shifts.”

Examples

simple

“Taking the train is your best bet to avoid traffic.”

contextual

“If you want to arrive on time for the meeting, your best bet is to leave the house early.”

complex

“Given the unpredictable nature of the market, your best bet remains a diversified portfolio that minimizes exposure to sudden economic shifts.”

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