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  1. Add to word list. C2. it is likely: Chances are that they'll be late anyway. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Possible and probable. add credence to something. always. anything's possible idiom.

  2. Chances Are is a 1989 American romantic comedy film directed by Emile Ardolino and starring Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan O'Neal, and Mary Stuart Masterson in Panavision. The original music score was composed by Maurice Jarre.

  3. 3 days ago · The meaning of CHANCES ARE is it is very likely that. How to use chances are in a sentence.

  4. chances are. the likelihood is (followed by a clause stating what is likely). Chances are that she would have been late even if she had left on time. See also: chance. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

  5. Mar 10, 1989 · Chances Are: Directed by Emile Ardolino. With Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan O'Neal, Mary Stuart Masterson. A reincarnated man unknowingly falls in love with his own daughter from his previous life. Once he realizes this, he tries to end their relationship before angels erase his memory.

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    • Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
    • Emile Ardolino
    • 1989-03-10
  6. The phrase 'chances are that' is a correct and usable phrase in written English. It is used to express an assumption or a guess about a future event. For example: "Chances are that the weather will be nice tomorrow."

  7. Chances are he overslept this morning. However, when you read into it, it doesn't make any sense. I would say that using such a clause is grammatically incorrect. Instead, I believe people should be saying: The chances are high that he overslept this morning. Am I correct?