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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
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with the odds

He was always the underdog, but with the odds he won the vote nd became president.

What does with the odds mean here? And why there is no article the before president?

Please advise.

LCChang
  

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Hi, He was always the underdog, but with the odds he won the vote nd became president. What does with the odds mean here? It's wrong.

— Clive

  • Hi, He was always the underdog, but with the odds he won the vote nd became president.
  • What does with the odds mean here?
  • It's wrong.
  • It should be 'against the odds'.
  • He had one chance in a million of becoming president.
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Hi,

He was always the underdog, but with the odds he won the vote nd became president.

What does with the odds mean here? It's wrong. It should be 'against the odds'. He had one chance in a million of becoming president. The odds were 'a million to one against him'.

and why there is no
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CliveHi,

He was always the underdog, but with the odds he won the vote nd became president.

What does with the odds mean here? It's wrong. It should be 'against the odds'. He had one chance in a million of becoming president. The odds were 'a million to one against him'.

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In this context, you can only say "against the odds".

Sometimes you can say: "with the odds we have now, I don't think we can win." It means that considering the chances of winning, which are rather slim, we are unlikely to win.
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