Buckley's hope



Buckley's hope

Little to no chance of something. Of uncertain origin, it is either a reference to "Buckley's and none" (a pun from the former department store Buckley's & Nunn), or to the escapades of the escaped colonial convict William Buckley. Primarily heard in Australia. I'd say you have Buckley's hope of getting that loan approved.
See also: hope

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Albert['ælbət]
Cirinochee-REE-no (Italian), thee-REE-no (Spanish), see-REE-no (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish
Valdas-Lithuanian
Danko-Croatian, Serbian
Feri-Hungarian
Sylvester[sil'vestə]