Mary is always at odds with her father about how late she can stay out.
•John and his father are always at odds over what to watch on TV.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
at odds over something — be at ˈodds (with sb) (over/on sth) idiom to disagree with sb about sth • He s always at odds with his father over politics. Main entry: ↑oddsidiom … Useful english dictionary
be at odds over something — be at ˈodds (with sb) (over/on sth) idiom to disagree with sb about sth • He s always at odds with his father over politics. Main entry: ↑oddsidiom … Useful english dictionary
at odds on something — be at ˈodds (with sb) (over/on sth) idiom to disagree with sb about sth • He s always at odds with his father over politics. Main entry: ↑oddsidiom … Useful english dictionary
odds — [ɒdz ǁ ɑːdz] noun [plural] 1. the odds how likely it is that something will happen: • The odds of us achieving our sales targets are very poor. • The odds are (= it is likely that ) selling will continue. 2. difficulties that make a good result… … Financial and business terms
odds — [ adz ] noun plural ** 1. ) the chances of something happening: the odds of doing something: The odds of getting hit by a falling satellite are very small. (the) odds are (that) (=it is likely that): The odds are they won t succeed. the odds are… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
odds — S3 [ɔdz US a:dz] n [plural] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(probability)¦ 2¦(difficulties)¦ 3 be at odds 4¦(horse racing etc)¦ 5 it makes no odds 6 pay over the odds ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(PROBABILITY)¦ the odds how lik … Dictionary of contemporary English
odds — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way. 2) (the odds) the chances of something happening or being the case. 3) (the odds) the balance of advantage; superiority… … English terms dictionary
be at odds with somebody over something — be at ˈodds (with sb) (over/on sth) idiom to disagree with sb about sth • He s always at odds with his father over politics. Main entry: ↑oddsidiom … Useful english dictionary
at odds with somebody over something — be at ˈodds (with sb) (over/on sth) idiom to disagree with sb about sth • He s always at odds with his father over politics. Main entry: ↑oddsidiom … Useful english dictionary
be at odds on something — be at ˈodds (with sb) (over/on sth) idiom to disagree with sb about sth • He s always at odds with his father over politics. Main entry: ↑oddsidiom … Useful english dictionary
odds */*/ — UK [ɒdz] / US [ɑdz] noun [plural] 1) the chances of something happening the odds of doing something: The odds of getting hit by a falling satellite are very small. (the) odds are (that) (= it is likely that): The odds are they won t succeed. the… … English dictionary
