Idiom
dog's chance
Meaning
Little or no likelihood.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He does not have a dog's chance of winning.”
“Given the heavy rain and the poor condition of the track, the runner does not have a dog's chance of finishing first.”
“Despite his elaborate plans and optimistic projections, the inexperienced candidate did not have a dog's chance of securing the nomination against such a seasoned political rival.”
Examples
simple
“He does not have a dog's chance of winning.”
contextual
“Given the heavy rain and the poor condition of the track, the runner does not have a dog's chance of finishing first.”
complex
“Despite his elaborate plans and optimistic projections, the inexperienced candidate did not have a dog's chance of securing the nomination against such a seasoned political rival.”
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