the odds
1the odds — the balance of advantage; superiority in strength, power, or resources: → oddments the odds the chances of something happening or being the case. → odds …
2(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… …
3the 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 …
4the 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 …
5the 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 …
6the 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 …
7the 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 …
8(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 …
9(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 …
10the odds — ➡ racing * * * …