best/surest/safest bet
noun
: something that is most likely to happen or be successful
If you want to get there early, your best/surest/safest bet is to take a different road.
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With these needs in mind, solar lights may be your best bet.
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Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Your best bet is to avoid the most common mistakes job seekers make and to follow a more scientific approach with data that shows what most recruiters expect on your resume.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Best Places to Eat There aren’t many places to eat in this part of the state, so your best bet is to bring groceries and a way to prepare meals.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
Orange polymer clay is your best bet for a spring carrot DIY; roll the clay into a thick cylinder, taper one end, and use a dowel or skewer to create a large hole down the middle.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
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Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Your best bet is to avoid the most common mistakes job seekers make and to follow a more scientific approach with data that shows what most recruiters expect on your resume.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Best Places to Eat There aren’t many places to eat in this part of the state, so your best bet is to bring groceries and a way to prepare meals.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
Orange polymer clay is your best bet for a spring carrot DIY; roll the clay into a thick cylinder, taper one end, and use a dowel or skewer to create a large hole down the middle.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Best/surest/safest bet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best%2Fsurest%2Fsafest%20bet. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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