what's the betting …?

what's the betting …?
what's the betting…? | the betting is that… idiom
(informal) it seems likely that…

What's the betting that he gets his own way?

The betting is that he'll get his own way.

Main entry:bettingidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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