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shout the odds

shout the odds verb: to talk loudly or boastfully; to make a verbal fuss.

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.
    • He's shouting the odds at the Airdrie players when the Ref nods to two Police. And he's still shouting and bawling when the Police drag him away backwards up the terraces and make him stand in the damp shade and dripping rain.2011, Des Dillon, Return Of The Busby Babes, page 107

Forms of shout the odds

third-person singular presentshouts the odds
present participleshouting the odds
past participleshouted the odds
pastshouted the odds

Questions about shout the odds

What does shout the odds mean?
Shout the odds means to talk loudly or boastfully; to make a verbal fuss.
What part of speech is shout the odds?
Shout the odds is a verb.
What is the past tense of shout the odds?
The past tense of shout the odds is shouted the odds.

Words near shout the odds in the dictionary

  1. shout
  2. shout down
  3. shout fire in a crowded theater
  4. shout from the rooftops
  5. shout out
  6. shout the odds
  7. shout-out
  8. shout-outs
  9. Shouta
  10. shoutable
  11. shoutbox

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