odds-on favorite
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- noun
- /ˈɑdzˌɑn ˈfeɪvərɪt/
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favorito
- Last year, Aaron Rodgers was just about the odds-on favorite from start to finish, but this year, there have been three or four different players atop the MVP leaderboard at different points of the season.
- odds-on favorite to win
- considered the odds-on favorite
Examples
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Rookie sensation Robert Griffin III is, to many, the odds-on favorite to win Rookie of the Year honors.
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I figured the Angels were odds-on favorites to win the AL West.
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We got to make them the odds-on favorite to win the gold.
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The odds-on favorite takes it home.
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Your son's the odds-on favorite, I understand.
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Netanyahu is the odds-on favorite to win the upcoming election.
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We talked about it earlier, but if there's such a thing as special teams rookie of the year, Blair, I would think, became the odds-on favorite today.
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An odds-on favorite to make a repeat trip to Albany, Thompson is expected to be competing at 126 pounds in 2013.
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With league MVP LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh, the Heat are the odds-on favorites to repeat.
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After winning several matches, she became the odds-on favorite to win the championship.
Synonyms
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A person expected to win a competition
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A person most likely to win a contest or election
A person or thing most likely to be chosen, for example to win
Antonyms
How Likely
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- US
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- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
odds-on + favorite
The element 'favorite' already signals 'most likely to win', and combined with 'odds-on' (i.e. having betting odds in one’s favor) the phrase intensifies that likelihood, so the basic meaning is partially derivable from the parts. However, 'odds-on' is betting jargon and requires knowledge of 'odds' and the compound use as an intensifier, which a B1 learner may not reliably have, making the expression only partly predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Odds-on favorite comes from betting, where a player is so likely to win that the odds-on mark is used and you would win only a small amount for a bet. So an odds-on favorite is the person or team most 'likely to win'.