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stand a chance
Idioms and Phrases
Have a possibility or a hope of success, as in Do you think Mary stands a chance of finishing the marathon ? or I think we stand a fair chance of seeing the Queen arrive at Buckingham Palace . This idiom was first recorded in 1796. Also see not have an earthly chance .Example Sentences
Sir Elton doubled down on his criticism in the years that followed, and in 2012 said Madonna didn't stand a "chance" of beating him to the Golden Globe for best original song.
To see if you stand a chance at getting approved for an OIC, you can use the IRS’ Offer In Compromise Pre-Qualifier tool.
One of the stranger traditions at Bills tailgate parties involves fans leaping from considerable heights — say the roof of an SUV — and doing a belly-flop onto a folding table that doesn’t stand a chance.
"Quite frankly they don't stand a chance. They are being thrown into the meat grinder with little chance of survival. They are cannon fodder, and the Russian officers care even less for them than they do for their own men."
“It very quickly got to the point where I realized we don’t stand a chance.â€
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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