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Over the odds
adverb
More than necessary; too much
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Consumers in rich countries pay over the odds for food.
It may be paying over the odds.
Ashley though is famously reluctant to pay over the odds.
Big investors complain that they still pay over the odds.
They are going to have to pay over the odds.
Paying over the odds for small plots, they had to go tall to claw back profits.
The party cited figures showing consumers had paid £3.9bn over the odds since 2010.
Why would I pay several times over the odds just to go abroad?
If Lauren becomes a "squillionaire" in the City, she will pay over the odds.
Norman Wisdom, champion of the little man who triumphed over the odds, rest in peace.
We agreed we'd paid over the odds for food we wouldn't race back to eat.
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