play the odds
1play the percentages — (in sport, gambling, etc) to play, operate or proceed by means of unspectacular safe shots, moves, etc as opposed to spectacular but risky ones which may not succeed, on the assumption that this is more likely to lead to success in the long run • …
2Against the Odds — infobox Book | name = Against the Odds title orig = translator = image caption = author = Elizabeth Moon illustrator = cover artist = Gary Ruddell country = United States language = English series = Familias Regnant genre = Space opera, Military… …
3Over the Odds — Directed by Michael Forlong Produced by Alec Snowden Written by Ernest Player Rex Arundel Starring Marjorie Rhodes Glenn Melvyn Cyril Smith …
4odds it — vb British to play the odds , take a risk or chance. A piece of London working class terminology, used particularly by police offic ers and members of the underworld. ► You re oddsin it a bit, aren t you? I can t be sure, we ll just have to odds… …
5The Staunton-Morphy controversy — concerns the failure of negotiations in 1858 for a chess match between Howard Staunton and Paul Morphy and later interpretations of the actions of the two players. The details of the events are not universally agreed, and accounts and… …
6The Challengers (game show) — The Challengers was an American syndicated game show from Ron Greenberg Productions, Dick Clark Productions, and Buena Vista Television. The show was hosted by Dick Clark, who originally was the host of Pyramid and American Bandstand . The show… …
7The Russian Campaign — is a strategic board wargame of the Eastern Front during World War II, during the period 1941 45. The unit scale is German Corps and Russian Armies. The game was designed by John Edwards, and was first published by Jedko Games in 1975. The Avalon …
8The Cincinnati Kid — Theatrical release poster Directed by Norman Jewison Produced by Martin Ransohoff …
9The Who — at a 1975 curtain call. Left to right: Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend Background information Origin …
10The Next Line — was a 1990s television game show. Produced by Blair Murdoch, it was filmed at the studios of CKVU TV in Vancouver. Hosted by Kevin Frank, with Kathy Morse (later the mayor of Maple Ridge, BC from 2002 to 2005) as the announcer (the pair had also… …
