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played the odds

played the odds is the simple past and past participle of play the odds.

Meaning of play the odds

Verb

play the odds (third-person singular simple present plays the odds, present participle playing the odds, simple past and past participle played the odds)

  1. To act, hoping for a particular, possible outcome.

Questions about played the odds

What is played the odds the simple past and past participle of?
Played the odds is the simple past and past participle of play the odds.

Words near played the odds in the dictionary

  1. played the man and not the ball
  2. played the man not the ball
  3. played the man, not the ball
  4. played the mischief with
  5. played the Nazi card
  6. played the odds
  7. played the ponies
  8. played the race card
  9. played the same tape
  10. played the skin flute
  11. played the something card

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