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the odds — the balance of advantage; superiority in strength, power, or resources: → oddments the odds the chances of something happening or being the case. → odds … English new terms dictionary
(the) odds-on favourite — the odds on favourite phrase the person or animal that people think is certain to win a race or competition Nicole Kidman was the odds on favourite to win the Best Actress Oscar. Thesaurus: participants in games and competitionshyponym to defeat… … Useful english dictionary
the odds are against sb — the odds are against sb/in sb s favour ► someone is unlikely/likely to succeed: »In a case like this, the odds are against the defendant. Main Entry: ↑odds … Financial and business terms
the odds are against sb/in sb's favour — ► someone is unlikely/likely to succeed: »In a case like this, the odds are against the defendant. Main Entry: ↑odds … Financial and business terms
the odds are sb's favour — the odds are against sb/in sb s favour ► someone is unlikely/likely to succeed: »In a case like this, the odds are against the defendant. Main Entry: ↑odds … Financial and business terms
the odds-on favorite — the one who is favored to win, the one to bet on Orlando was the odds on favorite but they lost the series … English idioms
the odds-on favourite — the person or animal that people think is certain to win a race or competition Nicole Kidman was the odds on favourite to win the Best Actress Oscar … English dictionary
(the) odds are stacked against you — the cards/odds/are stacked against you phrase used for saying that you are likely to fail, often because people are being unfair Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym unfairsynonym … Useful english dictionary
(the) odds are stacked in your favour — the cards/odds are stacked in your ˈfavour idiom you are likely to succeed because the conditions are good and you have an advantage Main entry: ↑stackedidiom … Useful english dictionary
over the odds — (informal) More than expected, normal, necessary, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑odd * * * over the odds british informal phrase more than the usual or expected price pay over the odds: The club will not pay over the odds to retain his services … Useful english dictionary
