- ghost of a chance
- a ghost of a chanceeven the slightest chance. (Usually negative.) •
She can't do it. She doesn't have a ghost of a chance.
•There is just a ghost of a chance that I'll be there on time.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
ghost of a chance
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ghost of a chance — If something or someone hasn t got a ghost of a chance, they have no hope whatsoever of succeeding … The small dictionary of idiomes
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ghost of a chance — If something or someone hasn t got a ghost of a chance, they have no hope whatsoever of succeeding. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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ghost of a (chance, etc.), not the — Not the faintest (chance, etc.) … A concise dictionary of English slang
not a ghost of a chance — (not) a ghost of a chance if someone does not have a ghost of a chance, they are not at all likely to succeed. Against competition like that, they didn t have the ghost of a chance of winning. (sometimes + of + doing something) … New idioms dictionary
(a) ghost of a chance — (not) a ghost of a chance if someone does not have a ghost of a chance, they are not at all likely to succeed. Against competition like that, they didn t have the ghost of a chance of winning. (sometimes + of + doing something) … New idioms dictionary
a ghost of a chance — a poor chance, not likely to happen That car doesn t have a ghost of a chance. It s too slow! … English idioms
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