Against All Odds: Meaning and Usage
Meaning
The idiom "against all odds" means despite success being highly unlikely.
How to Use in a Sentence
Here are some examples of how to use "against all odds" in a sentence:
- Against all odds, he won the lottery.
- Despite being very likely to fail, he survived being stranded in the wilderness with no food for a week.
- She managed to graduate from college, against all odds.
Usage Notes
The idiom "against all odds" is often used to describe situations where success seems unlikely, but is still possible.
The preposition "against" in this idiom means "in opposition to" or "contrary to."
The phrase "all odds" refers to all of the factors that make success unlikely.
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