hedge your bets
/ˌhedʒ jə ˈbets/NEUTRAL · C1
日本語では近い表現
保険を掛ける
意味
to avoid committing to one option so that you cannot lose
負けないよう一つの選択肢に絞らない.
例文
- 1I've applied to three universities to hedge my bets.
- 2The shop is hedging its bets by selling online as well as on the high street.
- 3Not knowing which band would turn up, the organisers hedged their bets and printed two sets of posters.
- 4Tom is hedging his bets by booking two holidays and cancelling one later.
- 5Why not hedge your bets and bring both a coat and sun cream?
文法
hedge と your が変化する(hedges、hedging、hedged、hedged their bets)。bets は複数のまま。方法は by + -ing 形で示すことが多い。
「決断」の他のイディオム
このテーマの20個とテストへ →20テーマ・400のイディオムを、忘れさせない復習と一緒に
ここではいくつかの質問だけ。アプリなら16の練習モード、日本語の近い表現、復習のタイミングを教えてくれる間隔反復があります。
