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not have a chance in hell

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not have a (snowball's) chance in hell

not have any possibility. It quickly became clear that I didn't have a snowball's chance in hell of finding my lost wallet.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form have no chance in hell

Etymology: based on the idea that a snowball (= snow pressed into a round shape) would melt in hell

See also: chance, hell

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not have a chance in hell
not have a clue
not have a leg to stand on
not have a prayer
not have the faintest idea
not have the foggiest notion
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