Idiom
five will get you ten
Meaning
I strongly believe.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Five will get you ten that he arrives late again.”
“Five will get you ten that the team wins the championship if they keep playing this well.”
“Given the current instability in the market, five will get you ten that the company will announce significant layoffs before the end of the fiscal year.”
Examples
simple
“Five will get you ten that he arrives late again.”
contextual
“Five will get you ten that the team wins the championship if they keep playing this well.”
complex
“Given the current instability in the market, five will get you ten that the company will announce significant layoffs before the end of the fiscal year.”
Origin
Originating as betting parlance, the phrase reflects a wager offered at even odds. The calculation assumes that a successful stake of five pounds or dollars will result in a return of ten, representing the original five plus five in winnings.
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