单词 | a snowball's chance in hell |
释义 | Idioms and Phrases with a snowball's chance in hellsnowball's chance in hell, a No chance at all, as in He hasn't a snowball's chance in hell of getting there in two hours. This idiom, nearly always used negatively, alludes to the traditional view of hell as extremely hot, causing snow to melt at once. [Late 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. a snowball's chance in hellSomething that has no likelihood of happening or succeeding: “Your proposal is too radical — it has a snowball's chance in hell of being approved.” Words nearby a snowball's chance in hellAsmodeus, as much, as much as, Asn, Asnières, a snowball's chance in hell, Aso, asocial, as of, A soft answer turneth away wrath, Asoka The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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