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dog's chance

idiom

Little or no likelihood.


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  1. 01

    blow one's chance

    To ruin, or fail to capitalise on an opportunity.

  2. 02

    Buckley's chance

    A very small chance; no chance at all.

  3. 03

    chance upon

    To find (someone or something) by chance.

  4. 04

    Chinaman's chance

    No chance; zero possibility.

  5. 05

    dog's breakfast

    An unappealing mixture; a disorderly situation; a mess.

  6. 06

    dog's life

    A miserable, wretched existence.

  7. 07

    fat chance

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

  8. 08

    fighting chance

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

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