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Thread: Odd horse???
- 24-Mar-2007, 01:34 #1
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Odd horse??? okay, so I´m at a jockey club watching a race and I want to bet on a horse that is not the favourite..Can I say that I have decided to bet on the odd horse? Would you native speakers say that ?
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- 24-Mar-2007, 10:39 #2
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Teacher Re: Odd horse??? I wouldn't. If the odds are against it, you could call it the 'outsider'.
- 25-Mar-2007, 03:28 #3
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Threadstarter / Original PosterTeacher Re: Odd horse??? so, there´s the favourite and the outsiders?thanks.
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