crap shoots
Uncertain outcome bets
Crap shoots are gambles or ventures with highly uncertain outcomes.
The term comes from craps, the dice game, where a single roll determines everything.
Any situation where success depends largely on chance rather than skill or planning qualifies: Hiring is always a crap shoot, Starting a business is a crap shoot.
Also spelled as one word: crapshoots.
- bettingStaking money on outcomes
- dice gameActivity using numbered cubes
- gamblesWagers on uncertain outcomes
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- snake eyesPair of ones rolled
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Guaranteed outcomes
certainties · guarantees · safe bets · foregone conclusions · locks
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Guaranteed outcomes
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