in with a shout

English

Adjective

in with a shout (not comparable)

1. (UK) Having a good chance; likely to succeed.
   • 2007, Jim Rumsey, A Sporting Rollercoaster, →ISBN, page 263:

     By halftime Solent trailed 42 - 46 and were still in with a shout, but once the senior players tired there was little to counter the constant Coventry attacks.

   • 2012, Ken MacLeod, The Restoration Game, →ISBN:

     He's no taking the redundancy v. well but at 47 he is not exactly in with a shout down the Job Centre.

   • 2013, anonymous author, The Secret Player, →ISBN:

     We might be in with a shout for a fair play award and the club might win a certificate for having the cleanest toilets or best pies, but that's it.

   • 2013, Vinnie Jones, It's Been Emotional, →ISBN:

     I knew and sensed I was in with a shout of a decent part after the success of our first film together — we had a winning formula and we were all brimming with confidence.

See also

• in the running
• look-in