over the odds
English
Prepositional phrase
over the odds
- (Britain, informal) More than necessary; too much
- If you wait til next week, you'll find yourself paying over the odds for the tickets.
- 2013, BBC News, Supercell: Europe’s supercharged games success
- 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.
Usage notes
- Usually collocated with a verb such as pay.
See also
- pay through the nose
References
- “pay over the odds” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “over the odds” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- “over the odds” (US) / “over the odds” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.