Idiom
fancy one's chances
Meaning
To believe that one has a good chance of success.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I fancy my chances of winning this game.”
“She practiced for weeks and now she really fancies her chances in the upcoming tennis tournament.”
“Although the opposition appeared formidable, the candidate still fancied her chances of securing the nomination after the latest polls showed a shift in public opinion.”
Examples
simple
“I fancy my chances of winning this game.”
contextual
“She practiced for weeks and now she really fancies her chances in the upcoming tennis tournament.”
complex
“Although the opposition appeared formidable, the candidate still fancied her chances of securing the nomination after the latest polls showed a shift in public opinion.”
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