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the odds are good, but the goods are odd

the odds are good, but the goods are odd proverb: there are plenty of potential romantic or sexual partners available, but many of them are strange or eccentric people.

Proverb

the odds are good, but the goods are odd

  1. (humorous) There are plenty of potential romantic or sexual partners available, but many of them are strange or eccentric people.

Questions about the odds are good, but the goods are odd

What does the odds are good, but the goods are odd mean?
The odds are good, but the goods are odd means there are plenty of potential romantic or sexual partners available, but many of them are strange or eccentric people.
What part of speech is the odds are good, but the goods are odd?
The odds are good, but the goods are odd is a proverb.

Words near the odds are good, but the goods are odd in the dictionary

  1. The Nodfather
  2. The North of Ireland
  3. the nose knows
  4. the nut does not fall far from the tree
  5. The Oaks
  6. the odds are good, but the goods are odd
  7. The Odyssey
  8. the old woman is plucking her goose
  9. the oldest trick in the book
  10. The Olgas
  11. the one

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