"beat the odds" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: beats the odds [present, singular, third-person], beating the odds [participle, present], beat the odds [past], beaten the odds [participle, past], beat the odds [colloquial, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten> the odds|past_ptc2=beat the odds|past_ptc2_qual=colloquial}} beat the odds (third-person singular simple present beats the odds, present participle beating the odds, simple past beat the odds, past participle beaten the odds or (colloquial) beat the odds)
  1. (informal, idiomatic) To succeed despite being unlikely to do so. Tags: idiomatic, informal Related terms: over the odds
    Sense id: en-beat_the_odds-en-verb-BEVKJdOI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "(informal, idiomatic) To succeed despite being unlikely to do so."
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