| Dictionary: even money |
| Idioms: even money |
Equal odds that something will occur, as in It's even money that he'll get the contract. The term comes from gambling, where it signifies equal odds in a bet. [Late 1800s]
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| money (Idiom) | |
| John Patrick: Baccarat (Leisure Arts Film) |
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