Idiom:  not a snowball’s chance in hell

Definition

Idiom:  not a snowball’s chance in hell

  • to not have any possibility


Note:  Be careful when using this idiom as the word "hell" can be considered very offensive and is only used in informal language.


Example sentences

— There’s not a snowball's chance in hell that I can finish this report by the deadline.

— He hasn't got a snowball's chance in hell of getting a date with Britney Spears but let him keep his fantasy.

— You don’t have a snowball's chance in hell of making it to the airport in time for your flight.

— There's not a snowball's chance in hell that I'm going to wear that dress to graduation.

— I love the new assistant.  She told our boss there wasn't a snowball's chance in hell that she'd get him a cup of coffee.

— I know you want to be an actress but there's not a snowball's chance in hell that you're going to get work without an agent.

— I didn't think there would be a snowball's chance in hell that it would snow in May but look out the window.

— Why do you keep playing the lottery? There's not a snowball's chance in hell that you're going to win so why don't you put your money in savings account instead?

— We didn't think there'd be a snowball's chance in hell our football team would beat our rivals but somehow they did it. Yahoo!


Synonyms

  • no chance in hell


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