Meaning of outside chance | Babel Free

Definitions

A small likelihood; a remote possibility.

idiomatic

Examples

“Then, perhaps, there may be a chance of detecting him; but it's an outside chance.”

“Harry Truman might get a good share of the popular vote, but few people, outside of Harry Truman, gave him even an outside chance of getting the electoral votes necessary for election.”

“Given talent and the right connections, opera composers have at least an outside chance of a premiere performance by a reputable opera company.”

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