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Buckley's chance

idiom

A very small chance; no chance at all.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    blow one's chance

    To ruin, or fail to capitalise on an opportunity.

  2. 02

    chance upon

    To find (someone or something) by chance.

  3. 03

    Chinaman's chance

    No chance; zero possibility.

  4. 04

    dog's chance

    Little or no likelihood.

  5. 05

    fat chance

    Little or no chance, a low or nonexistent likelihood of occurrence or success; a faint chance.

  6. 06

    fighting chance

    A chance that is dependent on success in a struggle, with the implication that such success is not unattainable.

  7. 07

    in with a chance

    Having a chance.

  8. 08

    jump at the chance

    To immediately accept an offer; to seize an opportunity.

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