also odds on
If there is an ~ chance that something will happen, it is very likely that it will happen. (INFORMAL)
Gerald was no longer the ~ favourite to win the contest...
It was ~ that there was no killer.
ADJ
also odds on
If there is an ~ chance that something will happen, it is very likely that it will happen. (INFORMAL)
Gerald was no longer the ~ favourite to win the contest...
It was ~ that there was no killer.
ADJ
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012