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la chance sourit à ceux qui ne l'attendent pasCeux qui anticipent une certaine récompense seront toujours déçus.Rate it:

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last chancefinal oppurtunityRate it:

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no chanceAbsolutely not; under no circumstances. [from 18th c.]Rate it:

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not a chanceAbsolutely not; no way.Rate it:

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off chanceA condition of not being likely or probable.Rate it:

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

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t'en as de la chanceSe dit à quelqu'un à qui il est arrivé quelque chose de particulier.Rate it:

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take a chanceTo risk; to try something risky.Rate it:

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take one's chanceTo act in a manner dependent on luck.Rate it:

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une chanceHeureusement.Rate it:

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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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winner, winner, chicken dinnerAn expression or declaration of victory, especially in a game of chance.Rate it:

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you can't say fairer than thatThat is good, reasonable, or fair; one cannot hope for a better decision or outcome.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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come byTo obtain; to get, now especially by chance or involuntarily.Rate it:

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carry one's weightTo contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc.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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jump atTo accept something enthusiastically. Usually an opportunity, or chance, or job etc.Rate it:

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leaped at the oppotunityjumped at the chanceRate it:

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mettez cela au netMake a fair copy of that.Rate it:

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stumble acrossTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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cross someone's pathTo meet by chance.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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luck of the drawA selection rife with low odds of winning. A game of chance. Luck associated with one's propensity for winning.Rate it:

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roll the diceTo take a chance.Rate it:

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run acrossTo find or discover by chance.Rate it:

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stumble onTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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stumble uponTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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

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blue-eyed boyThe favourite, especially a young one, of especially someone in power; a fair-haired boy,Rate it:

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

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falling glassThe wall-hung mercury barometer utilized in the days of sail presented approximately thirty inches of height level of the mercury in it's glass tube in fair weather. When a vessel sailed into a barometric Low Pressure region, the mercury level became lower and tended to indicate the presence of oncoming thunderstorms, gales, or a possible hurricane.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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the law is an assThe law, as created by legislators or as administered by the justice system, cannot be relied upon to be sensible or fair.Rate it:

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happen onto find by chance,Rate it:

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a force for goodsomething or someone, or an action that inspires or stands for morals, principles, laws and makes the world a a more fair and just placeRate 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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bandwagon fanA fair weather fan that has shown no past loyalty to a team.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 de la moutarde après dînerIt comes too late to be of any use; It is a day after the fair.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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ça, c'est de bonne guerreHe has only used fair means to defend himself (or, attack you); He has acted within his rights, you cannot complain.Rate it:

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cake walkFrom the mid 1900s, a game at a fair or party in which people walk around a numbered circle along to music. When the music is stopped, the caller draws a number from a jar and whoever is standing on or closest to that number that number wins a cake.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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