Do you think I stand a chance of winning first place?
•Everyone stands a chance of catching the disease.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
stand a chance of doing something — stand a chance of (doing something) to have the possibility of doing something. Do you think he stands a chance of beating Mark? … New idioms dictionary
stand a chance (of doing something) — stand a chance/hope/(of doing something) phrase to be likely to achieve something Do they stand any chance of winning against France? Thesaurus: to be likely to succeedsynonym Main entry: stand * * * … Useful english dictionary
stand a hope (of doing something) — stand a chance/hope/(of doing something) phrase to be likely to achieve something Do they stand any chance of winning against France? Thesaurus: to be likely to succeedsynonym Main entry: stand … Useful english dictionary
stand a chance of — (doing something) to have the possibility of doing something. Do you think he stands a chance of beating Mark? … New idioms dictionary
not stand a cat in hell's chance (of doing something) — not have/stand a cat in ˈhell s chance (of doing sth) idiom to have no chance at all Main entry: ↑catidiom … Useful english dictionary
not have a cat in hell's chance (of doing something) — not have/stand a cat in ˈhell s chance (of doing sth) idiom to have no chance at all Main entry: ↑catidiom … Useful english dictionary
stand a chance — to have a chance of success. If government funding is withdrawn, small, independent theatres don t stand a chance. (usually negative) We might stand a chance of winning if we continue to play as well as we did today. (often + of + doing… … New idioms dictionary
chance — chance1 W1S1 [tʃa:ns US tʃæns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(possibility)¦ 2¦(opportunity)¦ 3¦(risk)¦ 4¦(likely to succeed)¦ 5¦(luck)¦ 6 stand/have a chance (of something/of doing something) 7 by any chance 8 any chance of ...? 9 be in with a chance … Dictionary of contemporary English
chance — 1 noun 1 POSSIBILITY (C, U) how possible or likely it is that something will happen, especially something that you want: chance/chances of: What are her chances of survival? | there s a chance (that): There s always the chance that something will … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stand*/*/*/ — [stænd] (past tense and past participle stood [stʊd] ) verb I 1) to have your body in an upright position supported by your feet The train was full and we had to stand all the way to Edinburgh.[/ex] Stand still (= don t move) and let me brush… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
chance — chance1 [ tʃæns ] noun *** 1. ) count usually singular an opportunity for you to do something, especially something that you want to do: OPPORTUNITY: chance for: The meetings are very short, so there is little chance for real discussion. the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
