Stand a chance of doing something phrase
To have a chance or possibility of doing something.
No one thought he stood a chance of winning the race until he pulled away in the final lap.
With such a severe injury, do you think that athlete stands a chance of joining the SEA game?
Despite not standing a chance of being chosen to go to the Olympics, I will still try my best.
The verb "stand" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This idiom was first recorded in 1796.