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odds-on

 adjective
     
odds-on
1

odds-on favourite

DGGDSH the person, horse etc that is most likely to win a race or other competition
2 British English informal very likely
it's odds on (that)
It's odds on that she won't come.
be odds-on to do something
They must have felt they were odds-on to win.
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