fat chance
Little or no chance, a low or nonexistent likelihood of occurrence or successLittle or no chance, a low or nonexistent likelihood of occurrence or success; a faint chance.
» Fat chance he'll get away with it.
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1 senses(colloquial, idiomatic, sarcastic, uncountable)Little or no chance, a low or nonexistent likelihood of occurrence or success; a faint chance.
Fat chance that I’ll ever go back to Swansea.
little or no chance of success
Examples
10 sentencesFat chance he'll get away with it.
I'd say you have a fat chance of making that shot.
Fat chance she'll get away with it.
Fat chance that the thief will be found.
There's a fat chance of sunshine these days.
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- little or no chance of success:slim chance
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable