eng beating the odds

odds 可解機會／賠率／優勢，beating the odds 呢個 odds，係指你贏o既微少機會，又或者對手o既優勢。如果你能夠咁都出人意表做得到o個樣o野，咁就係：
You beat the odds and achieved it.
又可以講：
You achieved it against the odds.

戰勝機會; example:
This is a tough exam. Without proper preparation, the chance for him of beating the odds is smaller than 20%.