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safe bet

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a safe bet (British, American & Australian, American)
1. something that you are certain will happen. It's a safe bet that those two will settle down and have children. Wheeler is a sure bet for a place on the team.
(British, American & Australian, American)
2. someone or something that you are certain will win or succeed. She is still a safe bet for re-election. Simplicity of design is a sure bet in the fashion world.
See also: bet, safe

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I doubt there is a man or a woman in Heidelberg who would not answer promptly and confidently three out of every five questions about the White Cap Corps which a stranger might ask; yet it is a very safe bet that two of the three answers would be incorrect every time.
 
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