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all bets are off

all bets are off phrase: indicates that a future event appears uncertain, especially one that before seemed more certain, and where any prior agreements are no longer valid.

Phrase

all bets are off

  1. (idiomatic) Indicates that a future event appears uncertain, especially one that before seemed more certain, and where any prior agreements are no longer valid
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) Anything can happen; any previous preconceptions about what might happen are dismissed.

all bets are off meaning in Bengali

all bets are off in Bengali

যেকোনো কিছু ঘটতে পারে

Origin of all bets are off

Originally used by sports bookmakers, and in particular horseracing. The bookmaker is not taking any more bets and all existing bets placed on the competition are now null and void. This may have been because the race was cancelled, the starting lineup was substantially changed, or due to an irregularity in the conduct of the race.

Questions about all bets are off

What does all bets are off mean?
All bets are off means indicates that a future event appears uncertain, especially one that before seemed more certain, and where any prior agreements are no longer valid.
What is all bets are off in Bengali?
All bets are off in Bengali is যেকোনো কিছু ঘটতে পারে. See All bets are off meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is all bets are off?
All bets are off is a phrase.

Words near all bets are off in the dictionary

  1. all bark and no bite
  2. all bark but no bite
  3. all bark no bite
  4. all bedlam breaks loose
  5. all bedlam broke loose
  6. all bets are off
  7. All Black
  8. All Blacks
  9. all bluff and bluster
  10. all but
  11. all but dissertation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: all bets are off (page history and authors); all bets are off (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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