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
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Then after that, all bets are off and its high octane from there on in.
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Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 19 June 2025
Which is why when Lowe − an avid follower of the low-carb Atkins diet for decades and the diet's brand spokesperson since 2018 − has an occasional cheat day, all bets are off.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 13 June 2025
If someone is nursing a ginger ale for an hour, then all bets are off.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 2 June 2025
And if consumers stop spending, all bets are off in this economy.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Otherwise, all bets are off — including when answering questions that Probst himself asks while talking to them during challenges or at tribals.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 May 2025
But any missteps or miscalculations by either side could mean that all bets are off.
—Michael Kugelman, Time, 3 May 2025
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
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Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 19 June 2025
Which is why when Lowe − an avid follower of the low-carb Atkins diet for decades and the diet's brand spokesperson since 2018 − has an occasional cheat day, all bets are off.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 13 June 2025
If someone is nursing a ginger ale for an hour, then all bets are off.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 2 June 2025
And if consumers stop spending, all bets are off in this economy.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Otherwise, all bets are off — including when answering questions that Probst himself asks while talking to them during challenges or at tribals.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 May 2025
But any missteps or miscalculations by either side could mean that all bets are off.
—Michael Kugelman, Time, 3 May 2025
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
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“All bets are off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20bets%20are%20off. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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