Prepositions (collocation): Fill in the blank with the correct preposition “Those who persist in the endeavor at long last triumph ______ the odds of life.” Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

Difficulty: Easy

over
on
upon
about

Correct Answer: over

Explanation:

Given data

Expression: “triumph ______ the odds.”
Context: Idiomatic English collocation with “triumph.”

Concept/Approach
Triumph over is the standard collocation meaning to succeed despite difficulties.

Option analysis
over — correct and idiomatic: “triumph over the odds.”on/upon/about — do not collocate with “triumph” in this sense.

Common pitfalls
Choosing “upon” by analogy with other phrases; with “triumph,” the fixed preposition is “over.”

Final Answer
over

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