what are the odds
Can you believe?
What are the odds is an expression of surprise at an unlikely coincidence or improbable event: I ran into my college roommate in Tokyo—what are the odds?
It can also be a genuine question about probability, but more often functions rhetorically to marvel at chance.
The phrase sometimes carries light sarcasm when the outcome was actually predictable: He's late again. What are the odds.
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- riskPossibility of harm
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- rollList of names
- luck of the drawOutcome beyond control
synchronicity · coincidence · luck · happenstance · serendipity · randomness · guess · unexpected · incredulous · probability · slim chance · long shot · one in a million · fluke · fate · disbelief · dice · surprise
expectedness
what are the oddsof course
Expression of obvious agreement
naturally · as expected · predictably · obviously · that figures