may the odds be ever in your favor
- idiom
- Informal
:
que la suerte esté de tu lado
- The teacher smiled at the class before the big exam and said, 'may the odds be ever in your favor.'
Examples
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Good luck! May the odds be ever in your favor!
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Whenever we play board games, he dramatically proclaims, 'may the odds be ever in your favor,' in a mock-serious tone.
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Before the interview, she texted, 'may the odds be ever in your favor,' hoping it would help calm his nerves.
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I hope may the odds be ever in your favor during the competition!
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Before the interview, she texted, 'may the odds be ever in your favor,' hoping it would help calm his nerves.
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The teacher smiled at the class before the big exam and said, 'may the odds be ever in your favor.'
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Whenever we play board games, he dramatically proclaims, 'may the odds be ever in your favor,' in a mock-serious tone.
Synonyms
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2.7
To hope that someone will have good luck or success
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3.5
To hope something will turn out well
A wish of good luck people say to encourage someone, often playfully
Surface Forms
Morphology
may + the + odds + be + ever + in + your + favor
Each component is used in its usual sense: 'may' expresses a wish, 'odds' means chances, and 'be ever in your favor' means that those chances are consistently on your side. Together they form a straightforward wish for good luck that a B1 learner who knows the constituent words and basic syntax can derive compositionally.
Etymology
May the odds be ever in your favor became famous from a popular book and film called 'The Hunger Games', where the people in charge say it to contestants before a dangerous game. The words use the idea of 'odds' meaning the chance of winning, so the line is a dramatic way to wish someone 'good luck' when success depends on 'chance'.