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not a chance
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(alsono chance)
If there is not a chance that something will happen, it is impossible:
There's not a chance that the party will win the election with a leader like him.
There was no chance of any of them accepting responsibility.
"Is there any chance of speaking to him?" "Not a chance, I'm afraid."
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chance
My grandfather gave me this watch and there's not a chance I would ever sell it.
There's no chance I would go to anything like that.
Whilst we might all support this idea, I've been told that there is not a chance in the world of it actually happening.
"Do you think I could borrow the car this weekend?" "No chance!"
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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hopeless case
impenetrably
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nailing jelly to the wallidiom
nohow
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one in a millionidiom
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not a chance | American Dictionary
not a chance
idiom
there is no possibility:
"Do you think I could pass for a 21-year-old?" "Not a chance!"
Note:
Used as an answer to a question.
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