hedge your bets

Значение

to avoid committing to one option so that you cannot lose

Не делать ставку на один вариант, чтобы не проиграть.

Примеры

1. 1I've applied to three universities to hedge my bets.
2. 2The shop is hedging its bets by selling online as well as on the high street.
3. 3Not knowing which band would turn up, the organisers hedged their bets and printed two sets of posters.
4. 4Tom is hedging his bets by booking two holidays and cancelling one later.
5. 5Why not hedge your bets and bring both a coat and sun cream?

Грамматика

Меняются hedge и your: hedges, hedging, hedged; hedged their bets. bets всегда во множественном числе. Способ часто вводится через by и форму на -ing.

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