sporting chance, a



sporting chance, a

A fair chance for success, as in She thinks she has a sporting chance for being named bureau chief. [Colloquial; late 1800s]
See also: sporting

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pascualpahs-KWAHLSpanish
AlbrechtAHL-brekhtGerman
Martinomahr-TEE-noItalian
DionÝZ-Slovak
Norikono-ṙee-koJapanese
SammieSAM-eeEnglish