y avoir fort à parier
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i a.vwaʁ fɔʁ a pa.ʁje/, /i a.vwaʁ fɔʁ.t‿a pa.ʁje/
Verb
y avoir fort à parier
- (impersonal) for it to be very probable that
- 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…
- Synonyms: y avoir mille à parier, y avoir gros à parier
Usage notes
- Followed by a subordinate clause introduced by que.