short odds
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Daniel made big bets, at short odds, on songs qualifying.
From BBC ● May 11, 2023
Anybody want to take those short odds on a first Dodgers title since 1988?
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2017
"We have won 60-something races in a row and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to put pretty short odds on us winning the next race," Bond said.
From Reuters ● Mar. 4, 2016
If you want to bet on the outcome, bookies are offering short odds on New Zealand’s flag remaining fernless.
From Economist ● Sep. 10, 2015
This he did not succeed in, as the colonials laid short odds freely on Rainstorm.
From The Rider in Khaki A Novel by Nat Gould
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