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Rpsh Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
how stacked the odds were
They never indulged in self-pity, no matter how stacked the odds were against them. They didn't quit.
I think this sentence is talking about these guys don't give up, no matter how hard it is. But I don't know what 'odd' and 'stack' mean here. I consider them as a idiomatic way to express. Could you show me the specific meaning of these words?
I think this sentence is talking about these guys don't give up, no matter how hard it is. But I don't know what 'odd' and 'stack' mean here. I consider them as a idiomatic way to express. Could you show me the specific meaning of these words?
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"Odds" is a gambling term, how likely something is to happen. Stacking odds increases unlikelyhood. "Odds stacked against them" means that they are facing something very difficult/unlikely.
- "Odds" is a gambling term, how likely something is to happen.
- Stacking odds increases unlikelyhood.
- "Odds stacked against them" means that they are facing something very difficult/unlikely.
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"Odds" is a gambling term, how likely something is to happen. Stacking odds increases unlikelyhood.
"Odds stacked against them" means that they are facing something very difficult/unlikely.
"Odds stacked against them" means that they are facing something very difficult/unlikely.
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