“Fat chance”
Definition
Very little or no chance.
Examples
Examples
“Fat chance he’ll finish it today.”
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Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
_____ he’ll finish it today.Compare with the original example
Fat chance he’ll finish it today.
Write a two-line conversation using “Fat chance”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Fat chance" mean?
- "Fat chance" means very little or no chance.
- How do you use "Fat chance" in a sentence?
- Example: "Fat chance he’ll finish it today."
- What is the Russian or Armenian translation of "Fat chance"?
- Очень маленький шанс или его отсутствие. / Շատ փոքր կամ գրեթե ոչ մի հնարավորություն։