| 单词 | to be in with a chance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be in with a chance Chiefly British. to be in with a chance and variants: to have a chance of success or victory. ΚΠ 1929 M. M. Belden Dramatic Work Samuel Foote i. v. 36 While her husband was waiting for the title that would make her a countess, she fell in with a chance to become a duchess by marrying Evelyn Pierrepont, Duke of Kingston. 1982 P. Redmond Brookside (Mersey TV shooting script) (O.E.D. Archive) Episode 1. 34 Try to keep them going until the end of the season—we're in with a chance for the Association Cup this year. 1986 Independent 17 Nov. 19/4 Sir Jeremy is in with a strong chance. 1991 M. Tully No Full Stops in India (1992) ix. 268 They were going on to university, and that meant they were in with a chance of getting a government job. 1996 L. Al-Hafidh et al. Europe: Rough Guide (ed. 3) II. xiii. 649/1 Men travelling alone..may even find it impossible to get a lift. Men and women travelling together are at least in with a chance. < as lemmas |
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