beat the odds
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Succeed when success seemed unlikely.
"She beat the odds and recovered fully from a condition doctors said was untreatable."
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CrashCourse · 6:09
So, the Notasaur fossil really beat the odds.
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NoirCast · 3356:06
he doesn't beat the odds to win this whole tournament.
Why is getting bitten by a rabid animal so dangerous? - Charles Rupprecht
TED-Ed · 4:27
he beat the odds, becoming the first rabies-vaccinated person to survive.
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Pursuit of Wonder · 10:01
as it is to beat the odds in a random chance bet,
salem ilese Makes a Song From Mystery Sounds
Splice · 0:28
Hi, this is Salem Ilese and this is [music] Beat the Odds with Splice.