almost bound to
Frequency: 7.045.3 per million words
To emphasize that something is very likely to happen.
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- These problems were almost bound to arise.
- With their star player injured, the team was almost bound to lose.
- After so many arguments, they were almost bound to break up.
- If you don't update your technology, your business is almost bound to fail.
- Someone was almost bound to notice the mistake eventually.
- With such a revolutionary idea, it was almost bound to attract investors.
- Given the dark clouds, a storm is almost bound to happen.
- He studied so little for the exam that he was almost bound to get a bad grade.
- With rising tensions, conflict was almost bound to erupt.
- The new policy is so unpopular that it's almost bound to be reversed.