But Schuey was in top form and the triple world beater always looked odds-on to score his fifth win on the trot.
Laing built the original centre 10 years ago and is odds-on to carry out the work if the scheme gets the nod.
Personally, I was excited at the prospect of participating in a real blood-and-guts battle against a prohibitive odds-on favorite.
The media regarded Gorbachev as the odds-on favorite to dethrone the old champ.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN►favorite
· Personally, I was excited at the prospect of participating in a real blood-and-guts battle against a prohibitive odds-on favorite.· The media regarded Gorbachev as the odds-on favorite to dethrone the old champ.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY►odds-on favourite
He was certainly odds-on favourite for the final.
1odds-on favourite the person, horse etc that is most likely to win a race or other competition2British English informal very likelyit’s odds on (that) It’s odds on that she won’t come.be odds-on to do something They must have felt they were odds-on to win.