ghost of a chance

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ghost of a chance

even the slightest chance. (Usually negative.) She can't do it. She doesn't have a ghost of a chance. There is just a ghost of a chance that I'll be there on time.

See also: chance, ghost

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George's Hill was brought down, did they give the artillery the ghost of a chance against them. The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context There was, to be sure, hardly a ghost of a chance for either of them, in a serious sense; but there was, or had been, a chance of one or the other inspiring him with a passing fancy for her, and enjoying the pleasure of his attentions while he stayed here. Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context A few reached the barred gates, only to be shot in their tracks, without the ghost of a chance to gain the inside of the palisade, and then the whole attack crumpled, and the remaining warriors scampered back into the forest. The Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context			get tough get under skin get up a head of steam get up a thirst get up against get up an appetite get up nose get up on hind legs get up on the wrong side of bed get well get wet get while the gettin 's good get wind of get with the program get wits about one get wrong Get your ass over here! Get your head out of the clouds! gets religion getter getting on getting on in years getting on toward getting there is half the fun ghost ghost of a chance giant gift giggle giggle at gild the lily gill gird gird loins gird up loins girl git give give a bad name give a bang give a bawling out give a bell give a blank check give a blank look give a bloody nose give a break give a buzz give a damn give a dig give a dirty look Give a dog a bad name			Ghost Haunted North East Ghost Hunters Ghost Hunters Academy Ghost Hunters International Ghost Hunters of North Carolina Ghost Hunters of Southern Michigan Ghost Hunters of Texas Ghost Hunters of the South ghost image Ghost in Real Life Ghost in the machine Ghost in the Shell Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex Ghost insect ghost layer ghost lines ghost mode Ghost money Ghost Moth ghost moths Ghost Movers Ghost Movers Ghost Movers ghost net Ghost Note South Community ghost of a chance Ghost of Charles Rosmer Ghost of Christmas Past Ghost of Christmas Past Ghost of Christmas Present Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, the Ghost of Hamlet's Father Ghost of the Bird Ghost of the Navigator Ghost of the Robot Ghost owl Ghost owl ghost pain ghost pain ghost pain ghost pain Ghost Payroll Ghost Payrolls Ghost Pirate Ghost plant ghost pulse Ghost Recon Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Ghost Recon Players Association Ghost Recon: Island Thunder Ghost Research Foundation International Ghost Research Society Ghost Reveries Ghost ride the whip Ghost Rider

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