Not have an earthly chance In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "not have an earthly chance", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2021-12-09 11:12

Meaning of Not have an earthly chance

Synonyms:

stand no earthly chance

Variants:

not stand an earthly (chance)

Not have an earthly chance British phrase

To have no chance at all

I think that she doesn't have an earthly chance of winning this election.

This prison is solidly built and modern in order that the prisoners doesn't have an earthly chance of escaping.

You wouldn't have an earthly chance of getting a scholarship if you didn't try your best.

Other phrases about:

Blind Luck

Nothing but fortunate chance

take a flyer (on something)

If you take a flyer (on something), you take a chance, risk, or gamble on it.

one shot in (one's) locker

The last opportunity for one to achieve something

a second bite at the cherry

A second opportunity

a ghost of a chance

Very little chance of succeeding in doing something

Grammar and Usage of Not have an earthly chance

Verb Forms

  • don't/doesn't have an earthly chance
  • didn't have an earthly chance
  • won't have an earthly chance

This phrase should be conjugated according to the tense.

Origin of Not have an earthly chance

The term "no earthly" was first used in the mid-1700s to mean "no conceivable".

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