I'd say he's got a fifty-fifty chance of winning the race.
(usually + of + doing something)New idioms dictionary. 2014.
fifty-fifty — ˌfifty ˈfifty adjective 1. divided or shared equally between two people, companies etc: • It was suggested that they continue the development on a fifty fifty cost sharing basis. fifty fifty adverb : • We decided to split the costs fifty fifty. 2 … Financial and business terms
fifty-fifty — adv, adj spoken 1.) if you divide something fifty fifty, you divide it equally between two people, companies etc divide/split/share sth fifty fifty ▪ The companies split the profits fifty fifty. ▪ We ll share it on a fifty fifty basis . go fifty… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fifty-fifty — adjective, adverb equal, or into two equal parts: a fifty fifty chance of winning The bills were split fifty fifty … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fifty-fifty — fifty fif•ty or 50 50 [[t]ˈfɪf tiˈfɪf ti[/t]] adj. 1) cvb equally good and bad, likely and unlikely, favorable and unfavorable, etc.: a fifty fifty chance[/ex] 2) cvb in an evenly or equally divided way • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
chance — chance1 W1S1 [tʃa:ns US tʃæns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(possibility)¦ 2¦(opportunity)¦ 3¦(risk)¦ 4¦(likely to succeed)¦ 5¦(luck)¦ 6 stand/have a chance (of something/of doing something) 7 by any chance 8 any chance of ...? 9 be in with a chance … Dictionary of contemporary English
chance — chance1 [ tʃæns ] noun *** 1. ) count usually singular an opportunity for you to do something, especially something that you want to do: OPPORTUNITY: chance for: The meetings are very short, so there is little chance for real discussion. the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chance — I UK [tʃɑːns] / US [tʃæns] noun Word forms chance : singular chance plural chances *** 1) a) [countable, usually singular] an opportunity for you to do something, especially something that you want to do get/have a chance: We work together… … English dictionary
fifty-fifty — /fɪfti ˈfɪfti/ (say fiftee fiftee) Colloquial –adverb 1. with profits, responsibilities, etc., equally shared. –adjective 2. in equal quantities: a fifty fifty mixture. 3. of or relating to an arrangement by which profits, responsibilities, etc …
chance — 1 noun 1 POSSIBILITY (C, U) how possible or likely it is that something will happen, especially something that you want: chance/chances of: What are her chances of survival? | there s a chance (that): There s always the chance that something will … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fifty-fifty — 1) ADV: ADV after v If something such money or property is divided or shared fifty fifty between two people, each person gets half of it. [INFORMAL] The proceeds of the sale are split fifty fifty. ADJ Fifty fifty is also an adjective. The new… … English dictionary
