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میگم اگه یه قسمت باشه که هر وقت کسی یه اصطلاح جالبی دید اون و معنیشو با هم بزاره هم خوب میشه

Answer 1

WOw! my thoughts exactly!

this q&a thing is getting a little Boring!

Answer 2

That's right not a bad idea! but why can't we do it now? what's the problem?

Answer 3

I agree with u! @Armin

so I go for the first one.

 

                       "What are the odds?"

Odds by itself refers to the chances that sth might happen but it is highly dependent on the tone of the speaker. 

 

1- When it is used as a real question it is obviously asking how likely sth might happen.

Example:

 --Micky: A meteor might hit the earth. 

 --Joe: What are the odds? 

 --Micky: I'm afraid it's a 80% possibility

 

2- But when it is used as a rhetoric question or as an exclamation (this is more commonly used) it expresses surprise for an unlikely outcome".  In other words, it is trying to state a strange or somehow interesting situation

Example:

--Hi, I am Nicolas.

--Oh, hey, my name is Nicole.

--Wow, what are the odds, huh?

Here as u might have guessed it means " Wow that is interesting' or 'wow what a remarkable coincidence'.

 

3- Another instance of this expression that I've heard of in LOST TV series was used in a sarcastic tone! Based on its context it seemed that it means "what's the point?" or somehow "So what?"

 

I hope u find this expression useful!

P.S. These examples and information are gathered from English forums.  

Answer 4

yes,

of course we can do it now but i think it`s better for it to have a separate section

Answer 5

 

that's so cool

but where should we share them?

nd how to prevent parallels?