against all odds

Bedeutung

although success seemed very unlikely

Obwohl ein Erfolg sehr unwahrscheinlich schien.

Beispiele

1. 1Against all odds, the tiny village school won the national science prize.
2. 2Nobody expected the old cinema to survive, but against all odds it's still open.
3. 3With no money and no experience, they opened the café against all odds, and it's now fully booked.
4. 4Priya was the youngest player in the chess final, but against all odds she won.
5. 5Did the lost puppy really survive against all odds after three days in the snow?

Grammatik

Die Wendung bleibt unverändert. Die Varianten against the odds und against all the odds bedeuten dasselbe.