shout the odds en · VERB
Meanings
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(UK, colloquial) To talk loudly or boastfully; to make a verbal fuss.
He's shouting the odds at the Airdrie players when the Ref nods to two Police. And he's still shouting and bawling when the Police drag him away backwards up the terraces and make him stand in the damp shade and dripping rain.
2011, Des Dillon, Return Of The Busby Babes, page 107:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shouts the odds | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| shouting the odds | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| shouted the odds | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| shouted the odds | Tense=Past | lexicographic |