十之八九

shízhībājiǔ

in eight or nine cases out of ten; most likely

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nine times out of ten

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nine out of ten; nine times out of ten

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十之(有)八九

shí zhī bā jiǔ

nine in ten; in all probability; in eight or nine cases (chances) out of ten; ninety nine out of a hundred; ten to one -- most likely:

十之八九他失信了。 Most likely he has broken his promise.

他十之八九乘火车来。 Nine times out of ten he would come by train.

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十之八九|十之八九 [shí zhī bā jiǔ] ► most likely ► mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) ► vast majority