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Teleostomi Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

push the odds

I sometimes see the expression "push the odds" as in "I'm pushing the odds." What does it mean?
  

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It means doing something to increase the chance of success.

  • It means doing something to increase the chance of success.
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It means doing something to increase the chance of success.
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modify the chances/probability of something

In some circumstances you must indicate in whose favor, and it can mean decreasing them, see the first example here:


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