snowball's chance in hell
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Noun[edit]
- (idiomatic, informal, slang, adynaton, hyperbolic) Little (if any) likelihood of occurrence or success.
- That small boat has a snowball's chance in hell of surviving the hurricane.
Usage notes[edit]
Often, the expression is used in the negative for even more emphasis (implying that the referent has even less chance of success than a snowball in hell because the heat would melt it near-immediately).
- That small boat doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of surviving the hurricane.
Translations[edit]
Little or no likelihood of occurrence or success
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