the odds are in favor of (something)
idiom
: (something) is likely to happen.
The odds are in favor of a major storm this weekend.
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Though the odds are in favor of the Prince George’s case being the first to go up on appeal, that’s not assured.
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Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
From an actuarial perspective, the life expectancy of somebody who has reached Biden’s age is 89 years old, meaning that the odds are in favor of his surviving a second term.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 June 2023
Still, the odds are in favor of Phoenix getting the one or two seed that may land them in a postseason matchup with Los Angeles.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2021
Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
From an actuarial perspective, the life expectancy of somebody who has reached Biden’s age is 89 years old, meaning that the odds are in favor of his surviving a second term.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 June 2023
Still, the odds are in favor of Phoenix getting the one or two seed that may land them in a postseason matchup with Los Angeles.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2021
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“The odds are in favor of (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20odds%20are%20in%20favor%20of%20%28something%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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