Against all odds
in spite of seeming very unlikely, as in against all odds we had a snowstorm in early may, or against all odds the slower team won. this transfer of a betting term to general usage occurred about 1900.
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- Against one's better judgment
despite serious misgivings or objections, as in against my better judgment, i told her to come whenever she pleased.
- Against one's will
without one’s consent, forcibly, as in the defendant knew he could not be made to testify against his will. originally one meaning of will was “acquiescence” or “consent,” but this sense survives only in this idiom, which today nearly always implies some use of force. [ c. 1400 ]
- Against the clock
also,against time. in a great hurry, as fast as possible, as in with her term paper due on monday, she was racing against the clock to finish it, or they were working against time to stay on schedule. the term comes from various sports in which the contestants do not directly compete against each other […]
- Against the tide
see: swim against the tide
- Against the wall
against the wall related terms up against the wall