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against all odds
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Idioms and Phrases
In spite of seeming very unlikely, as in Against all odds we had a snowstorm in early May , or Against all odds the slower team won . This transfer of a betting term to general usage occurred about 1900.Discover More
Example Sentences
And talk about an against-all-odds romance: for years it seemed as though nothing could keep Hunter and Edwards apart.
This is precisely the sort of inspirational, irresistible against-all-odds victory from which blockbuster fiction is made.
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