Pessimists used to think that we had a snowball's chance in hell to put a man on the moon; yet we did it in July, 1969.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
have a snowball's chance in hell — (not) have a snowball s chance in hell to have no chance at all of achieving something. With those grades she hasn t a snowball s chance in hell of getting into college. (usually + of + doing something) … New idioms dictionary
have a snowball's chance in hell — {v. phr.} To be condemned to failure; enjoy a zero chance of success. * /Pessimists used to think that we had a snowball s chance in hell to put a man on the moon; yet we did it in July, 1969./ … Dictionary of American idioms
have a snowball's chance in hell — {v. phr.} To be condemned to failure; enjoy a zero chance of success. * /Pessimists used to think that we had a snowball s chance in hell to put a man on the moon; yet we did it in July, 1969./ … Dictionary of American idioms
not have a snowball's chance in hell — not have a (snowball s) chance in hell not have any possibility. It quickly became clear that I didn t have a snowball s chance in hell of finding my lost wallet. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form have no chance in hell Etymology: based on… … New idioms dictionary
not have a snowball's chance in hell — (not) have a snowball s chance in hell to have no chance at all of achieving something. With those grades she hasn t a snowball s chance in hell of getting into college. (usually + of + doing something) … New idioms dictionary
not have a snowball's chance (in hell) — not have a snowball’s chance (in hell) informal phrase to have no chance of doing or having something Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym Main entry: snowball … Useful english dictionary
not have a snowball's chance in hell — not have a ˌsnowball s chance in ˈhell f5 idiom (informal) to have no chance at all Main entry: ↑snowballidiom … Useful english dictionary
snowball’s chance in hell — n. a very poor chance. (Usually in the negative.) □ She doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of getting it done on time. □ I know I don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell, but I’ll try anyway … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
not a snowball's chance in hell — no chance at all They don t have a snowball s chance in hell of winning the game tomorrow … Idioms and examples
a snowball's chance in hell — informal : any chance at all used to say that something is extremely unlikely or impossible Let s be honest–there isn t a snowball s chance in hell that we ll win this game. [=there s no chance that we ll win] Unfortunately, he doesn t have a… … Useful english dictionary
