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a drowning man will clutch at a strawWhen hope is slipping, desperation grasps at the slightest chanceRate it:

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animam edere or efflareto give up the ghost.Rate it:

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as luck may have itby chance, luckilyRate it:

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au petit bonheur!I will chance it!Rate it:

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audi alteram partem"Hear both sides." A legal principle of fairness given to ensure that the accused has the chance to refute an accusation.Rate it:

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aux innocents les mains pleinesLes novices disposent parfois de plus de chance.Rate it:

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bite of the cherryA chance; an attempt at something.Rate it:

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blow one's chanceTo ruin, or fail to capitalise on an opportunity.Rate it:

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bonne chanceJe vous souhaite bonne chance et du succès dans votre travail. Note : Se dit pour porter bonheur.Rate it:

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bottom of the ninthBy extension, any last chance or final opportunity.Rate it:

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Buckley's and noneA supposed two chances (probabilities), being Buckley's chance (meaning a very small chance) or no chance at all.Rate it:

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Buckley's chanceA very small chance; no chance at all.Rate it:

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bump intoTo meet someone by chance.Rate it:

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by any chancepossibly; perhapsRate it:

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c'est un homme qui ne perd pas la carteHe is a man who keeps his wits about him, who has an eye to the main chance.Rate it:

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carve outTo create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas demain la veilleExpression familière employée pour souligner qu’une éventualité a peu de chance de se produire prochainement.Rate it:

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chance uponto find by chanceRate it:

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chance vaut mieux que bien jouerLuck is better than wit or brains.Rate it:

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chance would be a fine thingAlternative form of chance'd be a fine thingRate it:

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chance'd be a fine thingGiven to indicate that an aforementioned thing would be desirable but unlikely. Comparable to if I should be so lucky.Rate it:

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Chinaman's chanceNo chance; zero possibility; a high or almost certain risk of death or failure.Rate it:

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come byTo obtain; to get, now especially by chance or involuntarily.Rate it:

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come uponto discover or find, especially by chance or accident.Rate it:

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cross pathsTo be, by chance, in the same physical place at the same time, as a result of two completely separate journeys.Rate it:

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cross someone's pathTo meet by chance.Rate it:

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curveballAn unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance.Rate it:

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dead creature screecherGhost zombie enters your soul to eat your good deeds and bad deeds to enslave your spiritRate it:

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Do or DieTo get complete success or failure; to take the chance of destroy oneself in trying to succeedRate it:

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dog's chancelittle or not likelihoodRate it:

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dumb luckpure chance; luckRate it:

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einmal ist keinmalOne slip is allowed; everyone deserves a second chanceRate it:

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être né coifféAvoir de la chance.Rate it:

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extremum vitae spiritum edereto give up the ghost.Rate it:

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facultatem, potestatem alicui eripere, adimereto deprive a man of the chance of doing a thing.Rate it:

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faire charlemagneTo leave off a winner, without giving one’s adversaries a chance of revenge.Rate it:

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fancy one's chancesTo believe that one has a good chance of success.Rate it:

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fat chanceLittle or no likelihood of occurrence or success.Rate it:

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fighting chanceA chance that is dependent on success in a struggle.Rate it:

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fill in the blankA type of question or phrase with one or more words replaced with a blank line, giving the reader the chance to add the missing word(s).Rate it:

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fly-by-nightThis expression has broadened to mean any of these: A person or business that appears and disappears rapidly; Someone who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. A dishonest or unreliable person selling something to make a quick profit A transient or traveling salesmen or businessmen, tradesmen; A business that appears to have little or no chance of successRate it:

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Flying DutchmanA ghost ship.Rate it:

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get-rich-quickClaiming to provide large profits quickly, with no realistic chance of success, in order to lure gullible investment victims.Rate it:

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ghost at the feastA presence that mars one's enjoyment by causing guilt or reviving unwelcome memories.Rate it:

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ghost from one's pastSomething unpleasant from one's past that "haunts" them to the present day.Rate it:

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ghost homeA residence intentionally kept vacant by an absentee owner, especially a foreign investor, as a financially safe asset to be liquidated at a convenient time.Rate it:

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ghost in the machinea term used to describe the concept of mind-body dualism: that the mind exists alongside and separate from the body; also an album by The PoliceRate it:

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ghost of a chanceusually negative meaning is will not happen.Rate it:

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ghost trainfairground attractionRate it:

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ghost writerGhostwriters are hired to do the writing of a speech or literary work but do not get the credit.Rate it:

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