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five will get you ten

five will get you ten phrase: i strongly believe.

Phrase

five will get you ten

  1. (idiomatic) I strongly believe.
    • Five will get you ten that your sheet will have an editorial on the Orchard case Sunday, and what will it say?1948, Rex Stout, And Be a Villain
    • Five will get you ten that he's either gone or dead by midnight Sunday.1957, Clyde Brion Davis, Unholy Uproar

Synonyms of five will get you ten

Origin of five will get you ten

Betting parlance for even odds, i.e. betting five pounds (dollars, etc.) should win you ten.

Questions about five will get you ten

What does five will get you ten mean?
Five will get you ten means i strongly believe.
What part of speech is five will get you ten?
Five will get you ten is a phrase.

Words near five will get you ten in the dictionary

  1. five thousand
  2. five tool player
  3. five tool players
  4. five W's
  5. Five Ways
  6. five will get you ten
  7. five-a-day
  8. five-a-side
  9. five-a-sides
  10. five-alarm
  11. five-and-dime

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