"shout the odds" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: shouts the odds [present, singular, third-person], shouting the odds [participle, present], shouted the odds [participle, past], shouted the odds [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} shout the odds (third-person singular simple present shouts the odds, present participle shouting the odds, simple past and past participle shouted the odds)
  1. (UK, colloquial) To talk loudly or boastfully; to make a verbal fuss. Tags: UK, colloquial
    Sense id: en-shout_the_odds-en-verb-~FQDJlEg Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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