a bob each way

English

Etymology

A phrase from gambling. See bob (“shilling”) and the gambling sense at each way.

Noun

a bob each way

  1. (colloquial, UK, Australia, New Zealand) A situation of hedging one's bets, refusing to commit to either side of a question.
    • 1965, New Zealand. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates. House of Representatives, page 577:
      Of course the member for St. Albans says, both. He likes to have a bob each way, which is in keeping with the statement he made the other day in this debate.

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