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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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.
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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
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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