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"so that if they had once left behind the pool that led to our own world without making some sort of landmark, the chances would have been a hundred to one against their ever finding it again."
this sentence come from <The Magician's Nephew>. I just want to know "against" what exactly meaning it is?
I am always puzzled with this word.From From THE MAGICIAN'S NEPHEW
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100 to 1 for their finding it again = 100 chances for, 1 chance against
100 to 1 against their finding it again = 1 chance for, 100 chances against
It's actually quite simple. :-)
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In brief, chances "for" or "of" something happening is how likely that thing is to happen. Chances "against" something is how likely that thing is to not happen.
So, "the chances would have been a hundred to one against their ever finding it again," means that the chance of them not finding it again is very high (a hundred to one).
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The word against is being used to describe the difficulty of the situation that this person is encountering. I hope this helps!
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