fancy chances



fancy someone's chances

to have confidence in someone's [including one's own] ability to be successful. We all think she will refuse to go out with him, but he certainly fancies his own chances. The other contestants are so talented that I don't fancy his chances at all.
See also: chance, fancy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Diocles-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Garden-Basque
Abrahamson['eibrəhæmsn]
AlAL English
Timour-History
Aeneas[i:'ni:æs]