over the odds
idiom
British, informal
: more than the usual or expected amount
We had to pay over the odds to get good seats for the concert.
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Legal analysts are split over the odds of the justices going with any of the three likely outcomes.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
Not only have workers gotten used to living on a bigger paycheck since employers paid over the odds to hire and retain talent between 2021 and 2022, but since then, everything from mortgage payments to groceries and gas has gone through the roof.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 May 2024
The 6th is a day when your empathy will triumph over the odds and with Venus in your sign and well aspected, your ability to tune in will continue to charm the world.
—Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2023
So, DeBose's win was a genuine triumph over the odds.
—Raul A. Reyes, CNN, 28 Mar. 2022
The Economic Ripple Effect of Retail Sales Even with nowhere to flaunt it, wealthy shoppers have paid over the odds for a secondhand Birkin handbag during Covid-19 lockdowns.
—Carol Ryan, WSJ, 26 June 2020
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
Not only have workers gotten used to living on a bigger paycheck since employers paid over the odds to hire and retain talent between 2021 and 2022, but since then, everything from mortgage payments to groceries and gas has gone through the roof.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 May 2024
The 6th is a day when your empathy will triumph over the odds and with Venus in your sign and well aspected, your ability to tune in will continue to charm the world.
—Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2023
So, DeBose's win was a genuine triumph over the odds.
—Raul A. Reyes, CNN, 28 Mar. 2022
The Economic Ripple Effect of Retail Sales Even with nowhere to flaunt it, wealthy shoppers have paid over the odds for a secondhand Birkin handbag during Covid-19 lockdowns.
—Carol Ryan, WSJ, 26 June 2020
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“Over the odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20odds. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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