over the odds
prep_phraseEtymology Connected with gambling, such as horse racing and card games, where the amount for a price or a payoff depends on the odds (chances).
- If you wait til next week, you'll find yourself paying over the odds for the tickets.
- This might look like another of those dotcom deals, where a wealthy corporate giant pays over the odds for a business with big user numbers but no concrete business plan.2013 October 15, Rory Cellan-Jones, “Supercell: Europe’s supercharged games success”, in BBC News:
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- beat the odds