B2idiomsuccessIELTS-friendly
against all odds
USUK
although success seemed very unlikely
Used in success stories. British English also says 'against all the odds'.
In context
Against all odds, the small village team reached the national final.
She grew up in poverty but, against all odds, became a successful surgeon.
More idioms about success
- a blessing in disguisesomething that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
- a long shotan attempt or guess that has very little chance of success
- a Pyrrhic victorya win that costs so much that it is hardly worth winning
- back to square oneback at the start, because an earlier attempt has failed
- bear fruitto finally produce good results after a lot of effort or time