against all odds

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.

Example Sentences

And talk about an against-all-odds romance: for years it seemed as though nothing could keep Hunter and Edwards apart.

From The Daily Beast

This is precisely the sort of inspirational, irresistible against-all-odds victory from which blockbuster fiction is made.

From The Daily Beast