against (all) the odds

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against (all) the odds — idiom

1. succeeding in something even though everything seemed to make success very unlik

1.idiom
Definition

succeeding in something even though everything seemed to make success very unlikely.

Example

Against all the odds, the small village team beat the city champions in the final.

Diagnosed at six months, baby Hana learned to walk by her second birthday against the odds.