beat the odds in 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

Inflected forms

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        "(informal, idiomatic) To succeed despite being unlikely to do so."
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"beat the odds" meaning in English

Verb

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