safe bet

English

Noun

safe bet (plural safe bets)

  1. Something that is almost certainly true.
    Synonyms: good bet, sure bet, fair bet, dead cert; see also Thesaurus:sure thing
    Near-synonym: best bet

Usage notes

Used with the indefinite article a.

References

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