all bets are off

idiom

—used to describe a situation in which it is impossible to be sure about what will happen

All bets are off on the election: it's too close to call.

Examples of all bets are off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a free society, short of direct incitement of violence and so on, all bets are off. —John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025

Now, if Kevin Durant becomes available without having to trade any of the trio, then all bets are off. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025

After 10 games, all bets are off for how long Levshunov will stick around. —Scott Powers, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025

These two kick off the freestyle round, where all bets are off. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024

But if a studio leans on using a model created by a company like OpenAI — like in the case of Lionsgate’s partnership with Runway — then all bets are off. —Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2025

Soon all bets are off and all futures are possible. —Olivia Waite, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025

Anyone who has content in Amazon's store will be able to access it for now, but all bets are off beginning on August 20, 2025. —Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2025

Likewise, the Avengers could gain the upper hand thanks to it, so all bets are off right now. —Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for all bets are off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff