snowball's chance in hell

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

a snowball’s chance in hell

1. (idiomatic, slang) Little or no likelihood of occurrence or success.

   That small boat has a snowball’s chance in hell of surviving the hurricane.

[edit] Usage notes

Often, the expression is used in the negative for even more emphasis.

That small boat doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of surviving the hurricane.

[edit] See also

• when Hell freezes over