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Meaning of snowball's chance in hell | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Almost no chance at all of an occurrence or success.

derogatory, excessive, idiomatic, informal, vulgar

Equivalents

Examples

“That small boat has a snowball's chance in hell of surviving the hurricane.”
“Trudeau, who this week said there was not “a snowball’s chance in hell” that Canada would become part of the US, reiterated to CNN that Ottawa would impose countermeasures if Trump made good on this threat.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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