十之八九 shí zhī bā jiǔ — nine times out of ten; most probably; very likely

十之八九
shí zhī bā jiǔ

Characters: 十 · 之 · 八 · 九

Definitions

  1. nine times out of ten; most probably; very likely

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. most likely
  2. mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
  3. vast majority

ExtDict

  1. 比喻有极大的可能性。

Examples

  • 他十之八九不会来了。

    Nine times out of ten he won't come.

  • 这事十之八九是他干的。

    He almost certainly did this.