Below is an example of using "odds are..." Does "Odds are you are" mean "the chances that you are a war pessimist are significant"? Thanks in advance ************************ Are you a war pessimist? Odds are you are. For almost a decade now, I've been asking people if they think war will ever end. I've surveyed thousands of people, young and old, liberal and conservative, hawks and doves, male and female. -Scientific American Source: Let's Begin Talking about How to End Wars
More likely than not you are a war pessimist. 'Odds are' and 'chances are' have exactly the same meaning.
