The girls hastily 'tidied' the room, which meant putting the chairs against the wall, and piling all the odds and ends into a corner and partly hiding them with the big leather arm-chair that Father used to sit in after dinner.
One of the best players we have, by the by; and we had a little touch together, though I was almost afraid of him at first: the odds were five to four against me; and, if I had not made one of the cleanest strokes that perhaps ever was made in this world—I took his ball exactly—but I could not make you understand it without a table; however, I did beat him.
Huck had slept there; he had just breakfasted upon some stolen odds and ends of food, and was lying off, now, in comfort, with his pipe.
He went on listening, and gathered by odds and ends that it was conjectured at first that the boys had got drowned while taking a swim; then the small raft had been missed; next, certain boys said the missing lads had promised that the village should "hear something" soon; the wise-heads had "put this and that together" and decided that the lads had gone off on that raft and would turn up at the next town below, presently; but toward noon the raft had been found, lodged against the Missouri shor
"'S'death and odds fish," he thundered, "who is to bring me that doodle-doo?
He immediately answered in Hook's voice: "Odds, bobs, hammer and tongs, I hear you.
"Odds bobs, hammer and tongs I'm burning.
In fact, a 2019 study found people with the most positive outlook had the greatest odds of living to 85 or beyond.
Lead author Dr Sarah Jackson, of UCL's Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care, said: "This study provides some evidence that consumption of chocolate, particularly dark chocolate, may be associated with reduced odds of clinically relevant depressive symptoms.
Succeeding against the odds and in the face of time pressure is one of the most valuable experiences you can offer to a future employer.
While the algorithm may reduce the number of potential partners from thousands to a few, they may be as incompatible as two people meeting at random, Dr Finkel explained, adding the odds are no better than finding a relationship by strolling into any bar.
What is the main difference between those lucky individuals whose lives seem to be wonderfully on-track and those who, often despite every step of trying on their part, appear to have all of the odds stacked against them?
We all want love and respect but sometimes we don't want to give love and respect, especially when we are at odds with someone and we're feeling hurt and angry.
What were the odds of being seated at that dinner next to that Salomon Brothers lady?
My taste and hers were at odds.
Projecting the strength of any draft is challenging, but this is an interesting year to start having identical odds for the No.
Beat the odds of correctly guessing a person's nameIn a series of studies (now reported in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology), the observers repeatedly beat the odds of correctly identifying a person's name based on their facial appearance alone.
According to the most recent betting odds from Vegas Insider, one team is still a fairly heavy favorite to win the NBA Finals in June, and it is not a surprise which team holds the top spot.
Beating all odds, my father was tossed a field pack from World War.
Others will bring us stories of achievement against the odds, such as the British woman who used her jail time to create an inspiring business.
