Idiom
long odds
Meaning
poor chances; unlikeliness, improbability
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Winning the lottery is a game with long odds.”
“She applied for the job despite the long odds against her getting hired.”
“The startup faced long odds of success, yet the founders remained committed to their vision despite the overwhelming market competition.”
Examples
simple
“Winning the lottery is a game with long odds.”
contextual
“She applied for the job despite the long odds against her getting hired.”
complex
“The startup faced long odds of success, yet the founders remained committed to their vision despite the overwhelming market competition.”
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