y avoir fort à parier
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- (impersonal) for it to be very probable that
- Synonyms: y avoir mille à parier, y avoir gros à parier
- il y a fort à parier que… ― it's odds on that… it's a safe bet that… you can bet your bottom dollar that…
Usage notes edit
- Followed by a subordinate clause introduced by que.