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ten to one

ten to one prepositional phrase: very likely to happen.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Very likely to happen
  2. She said it was an accident, but ten to one she's lying.

Forms of ten to one

alternative form10 to 1

Questions about ten to one

What does ten to one mean?
Ten to one means very likely to happen.
What part of speech is ten to one?
Ten to one is a prepositional phrase.

Words near ten to one in the dictionary

  1. ten pound tourists
  2. ten sack
  3. ten sacks
  4. ten thousand
  5. ten thousands
  6. ten to one
  7. ten to the dozen
  8. ten toes
  9. ten toes down
  10. ten ways from Sunday
  11. ten ways to Sunday

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