fat chance
Little or no chance, a low or nonexistent likelihood of occurrence or success; a faint chance.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“You think he will help you? Fat chance.”
“I asked my boss for a month off during our busiest season, but he gave me a fat chance.”
“Given the company's current financial instability, there is a fat chance that the employees will receive their promised bonuses this year.”
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big fat
Complete, utter, total.
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blow one's chance
To ruin, or fail to capitalise on an opportunity.
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Buckley's chance
A very small chance; no chance at all.
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chance upon
To find (someone or something) by chance.
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chances are
It is likely that, it is probable that
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Chinaman's chance
No chance; zero possibility.
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crack a fat
To get an erection of the penis.
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dog's chance
Little or no likelihood.
Last updated August 10, 2026