You speak pretty highly of him but you're directly involved. I think my less charitable view might be more accurate since I can look at things objectively.
当事者の君は彼を結構評価しているけど、傍目八目とはいえ、私の厳しい見方があたっているかもね。
It is probable that Jane will come.
十中八九ジェーンは来るだろう。
The greengrocer is very kind to his customers.
その八百屋は客にとても親切だ。
It's quite likely that he'll be late.
十中八九彼は遅れるだろう。
He will come nine cases out of ten.
彼は十中八九来るだろう。
You look like you're having a lot of trouble setting up that web page. Want some help?
ホームページ作りに四苦八苦してるようだけど、手伝ってあげようか。
The hike will take at least eight hours.
そのハイキングは八時間もかかるでしょう。
"Talking about 108, that's the number of worldly passions." "What worldly passions have you got then?" "I could say, but it'll get censored out."
「百八といえば煩悩の数だ」「お兄ちゃんはどんな煩悩があるの?」「言ってもいいが、検閲削除になるぞ」
Just my old standby: lemon chicken.
私の十八番、チキンのレモン煮よ。
Jane is very likely to come.
十中八九ジェーンは来るだろう。
He built forty-eight forts.
彼は要塞を四十八造りました。
Jane is more than likely to come.
十中八九ジェーンは来るだろう。
In nine cases out of ten, he will win the race.
十中八九、彼が競争に勝つでしょう。
He's everybody's friend.
彼は八方美人だ。
In nine case out of ten he will be late.
十中八九彼は遅れるだろう。
Tom sits at his computer eight hours a day.
トムは一日八時間、コンピューターに向かっている。
We're up against the wall.
八方塞がりだ。
Would you please meet me at Yaesu central gate of Tokyo Station on Monday, May 10th at 3:00 p.m.?
5月10日月曜日の午後3時に東京駅八重洲中央口で待ち合わせをしていただけませんか。
It's eight o'clock at night.
午後八時です。
He left for England at the beginning of August.
八月のはじめに彼は英国へ立った。
He works fast and is very articulate but his insincerity is his biggest defect.
手八丁口八丁の彼だけど、誠がないのが玉に疵だね。
You'll make a fortune by taking a chance.
一か八かやってみることで一財産できるだろう。
When I started using a computer I was taken in by Norton's CPU hungry software and had a lot of trouble.
パソコンを始めた頃はノートンの重いソフトに騙され四苦八苦していた。
When I was 17 or 18 years old, I started buying candy with my own money and I always bought marshmallows.
十七八の頃、自分の小遣で菓子を買うようになって、僕は、しきりにマシマロを買った。
We purchased a new house for eighty thousand dollars.