a fighting chance

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a fighting chance

a small but real possibility that you might do or achieve something (often + of + doing sth) If we can raise another thousand pounds we'll have a fighting chance of saving the theatre. A good education will ensure that even the most disadvantaged children are given a fighting chance.

See also: chance, fight

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I would that he had a fighting chance," said John Harned, facing the ring to see the second bull come in. The Night-Born by London, Jack View in context I can do is to handcuff the fellow and wait till morning if he won't go quietly; and he'll be a fool if he does, while there's a fighting chance. A Thief in the Night by Hornung, E. W. View in context			a fallen idol a fallen woman a false alarm a false dawn a false economy a false start a family man a far cry from a fashion victim a fast talker a fast track a fat cat a fat lot of good a fate worse than death a faux pas a favourite son a feather in cap a feeding frenzy a feel for a femme fatale a fender bender a few fries short of a Happy Meal a fifth wheel a fifty-fifty chance a fig leaf a fighting chance a figment of imagination a figure of fun a fine kettle of fish a fine line a finger in every pie a firm hand on the tiller a fish out of water a fishing expedition a flash in the pan a flight of fancy a flip-flop a fly in the ointment a fly on the wall A fool and his money are soon parted a fool's errand A for effort a force to be reckoned with a foregone conclusion a four-letter word a frame of mind a Frankenstein's monster a free agent a free ride a free spirit a free-for-all			a femme fatale a fender bender A Festivus for the rest of us a few a few cards short of a deck a few cards shy of a full deck A Few Days A Few Days Ago A Few Dead Losers a few fries short of a Happy Meal A Few Good Aggies A Few Good Men A Few More Online Abbreviations A Few Screws Loose, LC a few Zs a few Zs a few Zs a few Zs A fib A fib A fib A fiber A fibers A fibers A fibers A fibers a fifth wheel a fifty-fifty chance a fig leaf A Fight for America a fighting chance a figment of imagination a figment of the imagination a figure of fun A Fine Good Organization a fine kettle of fish a fine kettle of fish a fine kettle of fish a fine line a fine state of affairs a finger in every pie A Fire Inside a firm hand on the tiller A First Attack Assessment Model A Fish Out of Water a fishing expedition A Fistful of Boomstick A Fistful of Dollars a flash in the pan A flat a flea in (one's) ear a flea in (one's) ear a flea in (one's) ear a flea in ear a flea in ear a flea in ear A flea in the ear a flight of fancy a flight of fantasy a flight of imagination a flip-flop

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