What is "over the odds"

adv. More than necessary; too much

Over the Odds is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Michael Forlong and starring Marjorie Rhodes, Glenn Melvyn, Cyril Smith, Esma Cannon and Thora Hird and Wilfrid Lawson. A bookmaker struggles to cope with his two mother-in-laws. It was based on a play by Rex Arundel

Over the Odds is a 1918 novel by Arthur Wright.