- hedge one's bets
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a) To place bets with a third party in order to offset potential lossesb) To reduce the risk of making a mistake, by keeping ones options open
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hedge one's bets — ► hedge one s bets avoid committing oneself when faced with a difficult choice. Main Entry: ↑hedge … English terms dictionary
hedge one's bets — avoid committing oneself when faced with a difficult choice. → hedge … English new terms dictionary
hedge one's bets — protect oneself against loss … English contemporary dictionary
hedge one's bets — avoid committing oneself when faced with a difficult choice … Useful english dictionary
hedge — ► NOUN 1) a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs. 2) a contract entered into or asset held as a protection against possible financial loss. 3) a word or phrase used to allow for additional possibilities or to avoid over… … English terms dictionary
hedge — noun 1》 a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs. 2》 a contract entered into or asset held as a protection against possible financial loss. 3》 a word or phrase used to allow for additional possibilities or to avoid over… … English new terms dictionary
hedge — hedgeless, adj. /hej/, n., v., hedged, hedging. n. 1. a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, esp. when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges. 2. any barrier or boundary: a hedge of stones. 3. an… … Universalium
hedge — [[t]hɛdʒ[/t]] n. v. hedged, hedg•ing 1) bot a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, esp. when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow 2) any barrier or boundary 3) an act or means of hedging: to buy gold as a hedge against… … From formal English to slang
hedge your bets — phrase to organize a situation so that you have several choices available to you, in order to increase your chances of success People are evidently hedging their bets, looking to the future but not yet prepared to give up the past. Thesaurus: to… … Useful english dictionary
hedge your bets — If you hedge your bets, you don t risk everything on one opportunity, but try more than one thing … The small dictionary of idiomes
