against all odds
idiom
: despite success being very unlikely
He was able to do it, against all odds.
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Tesla, against all odds, continues to operate in Fremont.
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Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
The other near certainty in Lead Actor should be Gary Oldman, who anchors Slow Horses with a slovenly charisma that is, against all odds, deeply watchable.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 May 2025
Despite its tragic outcome, the film proves stirring in its capacity for hope against all odds, while also placing on full display the cost of occupation, portraying the full extent of the lives and dreams dashed by war.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 21 May 2025
At long last, and against all odds, he was bound for the NFL.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
The other near certainty in Lead Actor should be Gary Oldman, who anchors Slow Horses with a slovenly charisma that is, against all odds, deeply watchable.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 May 2025
Despite its tragic outcome, the film proves stirring in its capacity for hope against all odds, while also placing on full display the cost of occupation, portraying the full extent of the lives and dreams dashed by war.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 21 May 2025
At long last, and against all odds, he was bound for the NFL.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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“Against all odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/against%20all%20odds. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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