fighting chance

English

Pronunciation

Audio (Queensland, Australia) (file)

Noun

fighting chance (plural fighting chances)

(idiomatic) A chance that is dependent on success in a struggle, with the implication that such success is not unattainable.
This essential medicine will give him a fighting chance against the disease.

I don't have a fighting chance to hand this article in on time.

Translations

chance that is dependent on success in a struggle

Chinese:
Mandarin: 機會／机会 (zh) (jīhuì), 可能 (zh) (kěnéng), 希望 (zh) (xīwàng)
Finnish: mahdollisuus taistella; ei mitään mahdollisuutta (no fighting chance)
Russian: please add this translation if you can

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.