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against the odds |
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against (all) the odds also against all odds if you do or achieve something against all the odds, you do or achieve it although there were a lot of problems and you were not likely to succeed Against all the odds, she conceived her first child at the age of 56. He struggled against the odds to keep his business going during the recession. against the odds also against all odds despite many difficulties The team battled against the odds and won the championship in the final weekend. He should be famous given what he accomplished against the odds. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of odds (the likelihood of success expressed as a comparison of two numbers) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Recipe is a vividly presented and very strongly
recommended read as the inspiring story of one African American
woman's success against the odds due to her passion, and
persistence despite inevitable hardship and loss. One of the true heroes for which
Winston Churchill was to acknowledge with his famous declaration that
never had "so many owed so much to so few", The Sky Suspended
is the true life story of heroism, survival against the odds, and a
remembering of so many that did not make it through--but to whom so much
is owed to that generation of young men by all of the generations that
follow. But he
employs his heightened other senses - kind of like the superhero
Daredevil, only without the goofy costume and bad Ben Affleck
performance, or Monk, only without Tony Shalhoub's Emmy Award - so
he makes himself useful against the odds anyway. |
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