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  1. 15-Apr-2011, 12:32 #1
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    Default idioms, meaning "to have a good chance of success"

    Hi everyone,

    There are two idioms, meaning "to have a good chance of success":

    To be in the picture for success = To be in pole position


    Do you use/ hear them?
    Do you know other idioms with the same sense?


    Many Thanks to everyone!
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    Default Re: idioms, meaning "to have a good chance of success"

    in the bag

    home free

    Source: Idioms about success
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    Default Re: idioms, meaning "to have a good chance of success"

    odds-on
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    Default Re: idioms, meaning "to have a good chance of success"

    a shoe-in is wrong it's shoo-in

    http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/shoe-in.html

    Not a teacher.
    :)
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