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Meaning of outside chance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

outside country outside edge outside employment outside food outside gross area outside job

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