safe bet

== English == === Noun === safe bet (plural safe bets) Something that is almost certainly true. Synonyms: good bet, sure bet, fair bet, dead cert; see also Thesaurus:sure thing Near-synonym: best bet ==== Usage notes ==== Used with the indefinite article a. === References === “be a safe bet”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “a good bet a safe bet”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “a good safe bet” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.