pay over the odds

pay over the odds
   If you pay over the odds, you pay too much or you pay more for something than it is really worth.
   

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English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.

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  • pay over the odds — (for sth) UK INFORMAL ► to pay more for something than it is really worth: »Small businesses have always paid over the odds for office supplies. Main Entry: ↑pay …   Financial and business terms

  • pay over the odds for sth — pay over the odds (for sth) UK INFORMAL ► to pay more for something than it is really worth: »Small businesses have always paid over the odds for office supplies. Main Entry: ↑pay …   Financial and business terms

  • pay over the odds — British & Australian to pay more for something than it is really worth. It s a nice enough car but I m sure she paid over the odds for it. (often + for) …   New idioms dictionary

  • over the odds — (informal) More than expected, normal, necessary, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑odd * * * over the odds british informal phrase more than the usual or expected price pay over the odds: The club will not pay over the odds to retain his services …   Useful english dictionary

  • over the odds — British informal more than the usual or expected price pay over the odds: The club will not pay over the odds to retain his services. charge over the odds: They charge way over the odds for wine by the glass …   English dictionary

  • Over the Edge: In Your House — Promotional poster featuring Ken Shamrock Information Promotion World Wrestling Federation …   Wikipedia

  • odds — S3 [ɔdz US a:dz] n [plural] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(probability)¦ 2¦(difficulties)¦ 3 be at odds 4¦(horse racing etc)¦ 5 it makes no odds 6 pay over the odds ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(PROBABILITY)¦ the odds how lik …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • odds — noun (plural) 1 PROBABILITY how likely it is that something will or will not happen, especially when this can be stated in numbers: If you are male, the odds are about 1 in 12 of being colour blind. | the odds are (that) (=it is likely): Invest… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pay — ▪ I. pay pay 1 [peɪ] noun [uncountable] the money someone receives for the job they do: • She got the job, but it meant a big pay cut. • an increase in hourly pay • All I want is a full day s work for a full day s pay …   Financial and business terms

  • WWF Over the Edge — The generic Over the Edge logo used circa 1999 Over the Edge was a professional wrestling pay per view event that was to be produced every May by the American professional wrestling promotion the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The event was… …   Wikipedia

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