against all odds

English

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Prepositional phrase

against all odds

1. (idiomatic) Despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability.

   Against all odds, the inexperienced new player won the tournament.

   • 2022 February 9, Ben Jones, “Batteries included for future shunters”, in RAIL, number 950, page 54:

     But, against all the odds, one company is still alive and most definitely kicking.

Synonyms

• against all expectations, contrary to all expectations

Translations

despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability

• Bulgarian: въпреки всичко (vǎpreki vsičko)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不顧一切地／不顾一切地 (búgù yīqiē de), 不計成敗地／不计成败地 (bùjì chéng bài de)

• Danish: imod alle odds
• Finnish: vastoin kaikkea todennäköisyyttä (literally “contrary to all probability”)
• French: contre tout pronostic, contre toute attente (fr), contre vents et marées (fr)
• German: entgegen aller Erwartungen, wider Erwarten (de)
• Greek: παρ' ελπίδα (el) (par' elpída)

  Ancient Greek: παρ' ἐλπίδα (par' elpída)

• Italian: contro ogni previsione
• Korean: 역경을 딛고 (yeokgyeong'eul ditgo)
• Latin: contrā tōtum prōgnōsticum
• Norwegian: mot alle odds
• Polish: na przekór wszystkiemu, wbrew wszystkim przeciwnościom
• Portuguese: contra todas as expectativas
• Russian: вопреки́ всему́ (voprekí vsemú), несмотря́ ни на что́ (ru) (nesmotrjá ni na štó)
• Spanish: contra todo pronóstico, contra viento y marea
• Swedish: mot alla odds