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over the odds

over the odds prepositional phrase: more than necessary; too much.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK, informal) More than necessary; too much.
    • If you wait til next week, you'll find yourself paying over the odds for the tickets.
    • This might look like another of those dotcom deals, where a wealthy corporate giant pays over the odds for a business with big user numbers but no concrete business plan.2013 October 15, Rory Cellan-Jones, “Supercell: Europe’s supercharged games success”, in BBC News

over the odds meaning in Kannada

over the odds in Kannada

ಒಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ

Origin of over the odds

Connected with gambling, such as horse racing and card games, where the amount for a price or a payoff depends on the odds (chances).

Questions about over the odds

What does over the odds mean?
Over the odds means more than necessary; too much.
What is over the odds in Kannada?
Over the odds in Kannada is ಒಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ. See Over the odds meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is over the odds?
Over the odds is a prepositional phrase.

Words near over the odds in the dictionary

  1. over the left
  2. over the left shoulder
  3. over the line
  4. over the long haul
  5. over the moon
  6. over the odds
  7. over the rainbow
  8. over the river
  9. over the river and through the woods
  10. over the top
  11. over the transom

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