Idiom
hedge one's bets
Meaning
To reduce the risk of making a mistake by keeping one's options open.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I am hedging my bets by applying to two different universities.”
“The investor decided to hedge his bets by buying gold alongside his risky technology stocks.”
“By maintaining a secondary source of income while pursuing her artistic ambitions, she effectively hedged her bets against the uncertainty of a creative career.”
Examples
simple
“I am hedging my bets by applying to two different universities.”
contextual
“The investor decided to hedge his bets by buying gold alongside his risky technology stocks.”
complex
“By maintaining a secondary source of income while pursuing her artistic ambitions, she effectively hedged her bets against the uncertainty of a creative career.”
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