Idiom
even money
Meaning
By extension, an event that is somewhat likely to happen, but far from inevitable.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“It's even money that they'll arrive late.”
“With both teams so evenly matched, it's even money which one will win the championship.”
“Given the unpredictable weather and his opponent's recent surge in form, the oddsmakers called it even money whether he would defend his title.”
Examples
simple
“It's even money that they'll arrive late.”
contextual
“With both teams so evenly matched, it's even money which one will win the championship.”
complex
“Given the unpredictable weather and his opponent's recent surge in form, the oddsmakers called it even money whether he would defend his title.”
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