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121odds are against — {v. phr.} The likelihood of success is not probable; the chances of success are poor. * /The odds are against her getting here before Monday./ …
122odds and ends — noun plural Date: circa 1746 1. a. miscellaneous articles b. miscellaneous small matters (as of business) to be attended to 2. miscellaneous remnants or leftovers < odds and ends of food > …
123odds and ends — noun Miscellaneous things. The garage was filled with a random assortment of odds and ends. Syn: farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle mangle, mishmash, oddments, omnium gatherum …
124odds man — (US) At tracks where computers are not in use, an employee who calculates changing odds as betting progresses …
125odds\ and\ ends — n. phr. Miscellaneous items; remnants. After the great annual clearance sale there were only a few odds and ends left in the store …
126odds\ are\ against — v. phr. the likelihood of success is not probable; the chances of success are poor. The odds are against her getting here before Monday …
127odds and sods — n pl British a rhyming vulgarisation of odds and ends …
128odds and ends — small pieces that are not used, tie up loose ends When you build the fence, save the odds and ends to make toys …