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111odds and ends — noun plural Date: circa 1746 1. a. miscellaneous articles b. miscellaneous small matters (as of business) to be attended to 2. miscellaneous remnants or leftovers < odds and ends of food > …
112odds-on — /odz on , awn /, adj. being the one more or most likely to win, succeed, attain, or achieve something: the odds on favorite. [1885 90] * * * …
113odds and ends — noun Miscellaneous things. The garage was filled with a random assortment of odds and ends. Syn: farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle mangle, mishmash, oddments, omnium gatherum …
114odds — noun a) The ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening. Id say the odds are strongly in favor of the sun rising tomorrow morning. b) The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations …
115odds-on — adj. Odds on is used with these nouns: ↑favourite …
116odds man — (US) At tracks where computers are not in use, an employee who calculates changing odds as betting progresses …
117odds — See: by all odds …
118odds\ and\ ends — n. phr. Miscellaneous items; remnants. After the great annual clearance sale there were only a few odds and ends left in the store …
119odds\ are\ against — v. phr. the likelihood of success is not probable; the chances of success are poor. The odds are against her getting here before Monday …
120odds-on — adj informal Almost certain; almost sure; probable. Ed is the odds on choice for class president, because he has good sense and good humor …