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under lock and keyImprisoned with little or no chance of escape.Rate it:

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

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pie in the skyA belief that one's wildest dreams shall come true. A devotee, of pie in the sky is prone to believe the most impossible possibility. The taller the tale you can spin, the greater chance he'll buy into it!Rate it:

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happen onto find by chance,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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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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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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bump intoTo meet someone by chance.Rate 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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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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curveballAn unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance.Rate 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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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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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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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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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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happen acrossTo find by chance; to unexpectedly discover.Rate it:

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happen alongTo arrive by chance; to occur by happenstance.Rate it:

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happen uponTo accidentally encounter a person or situation; to chance upon, happen on or stumble across.Rate it:

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il est en passe de devenir ministreHe is in a fair way (he stands a good chance) to become a Cabinet Minister.Rate it:

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il n'a garde de venirHe will take care to keep away; There is no chance of his coming.Rate it:

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il répète la même chose à tout bout de champHe repeats the same thing every instant, every time he has the chance.Rate it:

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il songe au solideHe has an eye to the main chance.Rate it:

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in the gamecompeting in a game, with a chance of winning.Rate it:

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ir à Roma e não ver o papaTo lose a chance.Rate it:

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j'irai, quitte à être grondéI shall go, even if I am scolded; I shall go, and chance the scolding.Rate it:

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jouer serréTo act cautiously; To leave nothing to chance.Rate it:

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let the perfect be the enemy of the goodTo insist on the total realization of a goal and reject any compromise, thereby decreasing the chance of achieving even a part of that goal.Rate it:

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long shotSomething unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.Rate it:

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look-inA chance to participate, compete, or succeed.Rate it:

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luck intoto find by chance, to chance uponRate it:

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luck of the drawThe random production of favorable or unfavorable results; chance.Rate it:

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malheureux en amour, heureux au jeuLorsque l’on est malheureux en amour, la chance nous sourit.Rate it:

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Miss the BoatTo blow your chance, slow to act, to miss out on the chanceRate it:

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monkeys might fly out of my buttusually used as a response (often with hint of sarcasm) to a situation that you think there is no chance of ever occurringRate it:

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Needle in a HaystackAn item that is almost impossible to locate, anything that has no chance of finding, in a hopeless situationRate it:

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nescio quo casu (with Indic.)by some chance or other.Rate it:

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non c'è trippa per gattithere isn't a snowball's chance in hellRate it:

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obvium or obviam esse, obviam fierito meet some one by chance.Rate it:

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on the toss of a coinLeaving it to pure chance; relying upon a flippant metric.Rate it:

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One Good Turn Deserves AnotherFavor should be returned with kindness, you should grab the chance to repay the favorRate it:

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one strike and you're outIf you fail you will be given no second chance.Rate it:

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