safe bet

English

Noun

safe bet (plural safe bets)

Something that is almost certainly true.
Synonyms: good bet, sure bet, fair bet, dead cert

Usage notes

Used with the indefinite article a.

References

“be a safe bet” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
“a good bet a safe bet” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.
“a good safe bet” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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