against all the odds

against all the odds

Despite being very likely to fail. Against all the odds, he was able to survive being stranded in the wilderness for a week with no food.See also: all, odds

against all the odds

COMMON If you do something or something happens against the odds, you do it or it happens even though it does not seem likely that it will. His lawyer worked for much less than her normal fee and, against all the odds, she won. If the worst happens and, against all the odds, your hard disk fails, you will have a big problem.See also: all, odds