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单词 fighting chance
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fighting chance

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noun

a possibility of success following a struggle.

Origin of fighting chance

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby fighting chance

fighter-bomber, fighter-interceptor, fight fire with fire, fighting, fighting chair, fighting chance, fighting cock, fighting fish, Fighting French, fighting top, fighting word
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Example sentences from the Web for fighting chance

  • You may yield to it, but, at least, you've had your fighting-chance.

    The Lieutenant-Governor|Guy Wetmore Carryl

British Dictionary definitions for fighting chance

fighting chance

noun

a slight chance of success dependent on a struggle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with fighting chance

fighting chance

A possibility of winning, but only with a struggle. For example, It's going to be hard to beat that record, but I think he has a fighting chance. [Late 1800s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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