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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

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