A few days ago
Matapena

Who knows the meaning of “All bets are off?”?

Who knows the meaning of “All bets are off?”?

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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This applies to a situation where the variables cannot or no longer can be predicted; for example, if Jane goes to the movies with Fred they’ll have a good time, but if they run into James…well, then, all bets are off. James might not be a pain this night, or he may utterly ruin their evening. Could go either way.
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5 years ago
Mandy
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4 years ago
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All Bets Are Off
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A few days ago
imrt70
If there were a situation that two or more people couldn’t agree on the outcome or the cause, and one of them said, “Wanna bet?” after their case was stated…you had a wager.

However, if certain NEW information on the subject was revealed, and swayed the likelihood of the cause or outcome strongly in one direction, then “All bets were off”. It’s simply the wagerer retracting his wager cause he now knows he’d be wrong.

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A few days ago
Andrew
It means roughly that the circumstances and odds of the wager have changed and that any bets that were placed are called off.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
i changed my mind
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