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a ghost of a chance

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not a ghost of a chance
if someone does not have a ghost of a chance, they are not at all likely to succeed (sometimes + of + doing sth) Against competition like that, they didn't have the ghost of a chance of winning.
See the ghost at the feast, lay the ghost of
See also: chance, ghost

a ghost of a chance
a very small possibility There's not a ghost of a chance that he'll be promoted.
See also: chance, ghost


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