good/safe/sure bet

noun

: a thing very likely to happen

It's a safe bet that they'll win.

: someone or something most likely to do something successfully

She's a good bet to win the tournament.

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For many people, though, experts say cotton sheets are a safe bet. —

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Paulina Berges, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024 Less than a week ago, Donald Trump looked like a safe bet on prediction markets as polling data continued to shift in his favor, but not anymore. —

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