| 单词 | dog's chance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdog's chance dog's chance n. (usually in negative constructions) a poor chance, the least chance; cf. dog-chance n. at Compounds 3a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun] > cause of despair > a poor or faint hope wanhope1558 forlorn hopea1643 dog's chance1890 Buckley's chance (or hope, etc.)1898 dog's show1898 hope1899 1890 San Antonio (Texas) Daily Express 17 Feb. 3/2 The people..had hounded me to the universe as a dishonest and disreputable person, without giving me so much as a dog's chance to clear myself. 1939 J. B. Priestley Let People Sing 50 Don't suppose I've got a dog's chance really, but I have to keep on trying. 2008 Irish Times (Nexis) 18 July (Features section) 15 In the past, nobody who wasn't welcome in Dubrovnik would have had a dog's chance of getting into the place. < as lemmas |
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