hedge your bets

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Definitions of hedge your bets words

intransitive verb hedge your bets play it safe, lessen a risk 1
phrase hedge your bets If you hedge your bets, you follow two courses of action to avoid making a decision between two things because you cannot decide which one is right. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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