"five will get you ten" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: en-au-five will get you ten.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Betting parlance for even odds, i.e. betting five pounds (dollars, etc.) should win you ten. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} five will get you ten
  1. (idiomatic) I strongly believe. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Five, Ten Synonyms: ten will get you twenty Translations (I strongly believe): nyakamat rá (Hungarian), a nyakam(at) teszem/tenném rá (Hungarian), mérget vehetsz rá (Hungarian), założę się (Polish)

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