ten to one

idiom

informal
: very likely
Ten to one they'll lose.

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Chinese diplomats vastly outnumber U.S. diplomats in the Pacific, sometimes by ten to one. Charles Edel, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024 China has embassies in nine Pacific Island countries (the United States has them in eight), and Chinese diplomats vastly outnumber U.S. diplomats, sometimes by a factor of ten to one. Charles Edel, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024

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“Ten to one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ten%20to%20one. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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