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nine times out of ten

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nine times out of ten
almost always. Nine times out of ten when you're dreading an occasion it turns out to be perfectly all right.
See also: nine, ten, times
nine times out of ten
almost always. When a company has to lay off workers, nine times out of ten women employees are the first to be fired.
See also: nine, ten, times
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And when it came to her turn to go out, nine times out of ten she quietly put on her bonnet, and had her turn by herself.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
and then people are so dissatisfied and unreasonable, that, nine times out of ten, there's no pleasure in painting them.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
Nine times out of ten the person who most hates the wife's lover is the wife.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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