over the odds

idiom

British, informal

: more than the usual or expected amount

We had to pay over the odds to get good seats for the concert.

Examples of over the odds in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Not only have workers gotten used to living on a bigger paycheck since employers paid over the odds to hire and retain talent between 2021 and 2022, but since then, everything from mortgage payments to groceries and gas has gone through the roof. —

Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 May 2024 The 6th is a day when your empathy will triumph over the odds and with Venus in your sign and well aspected, your ability to tune in will continue to charm the world. —

Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2023 So, DeBose's win was a genuine triumph over the odds. —

Raul A. Reyes, CNN, 28 Mar. 2022 The Economic Ripple Effect of Retail Sales Even with nowhere to flaunt it, wealthy shoppers have paid over the odds for a secondhand Birkin handbag during Covid-19 lockdowns. —

Carol Ryan, WSJ, 26 June 2020

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