Idiom
stand a chance
Meaning
To have a chance.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Do we stand a chance of winning this game?”
“Without enough practice, the team does not stand a chance against their toughest rivals.”
“Given the overwhelming evidence presented by the prosecution, the defense attorney realized his client did not stand a chance of being acquitted.”
Examples
simple
“Do we stand a chance of winning this game?”
contextual
“Without enough practice, the team does not stand a chance against their toughest rivals.”
complex
“Given the overwhelming evidence presented by the prosecution, the defense attorney realized his client did not stand a chance of being acquitted.”
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