- (a) ghost of a chance
- a very small possibility.
There's not a ghost of a chance that he'll be promoted.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
(a) 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
Ghost of a Chance — is a Hardy Boys novel.Jake Jumper Herman was a thief whose exceeding riches were lost in a vast forest. As coincidence has it, a memoir of Herman is being filmed in Bayport. The Hardys then find out someone is after Herman s treasure, and he, or… … Wikipedia
ghost of a chance — very little, (not even) the smallest chance He doesn t have a ghost of a chance to finish the book in time for his class … Idioms and examples
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
Ghost of a chance — If something or someone hasn t got a ghost of a chance, they have no hope whatsoever of succeeding … Dictionary of English idioms
(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
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
not a ghost of a chance — very little, (not even) the smallest chance He doesn t have a ghost of a chance to finish the book in time for his class … Idioms and examples
