Buckley's chance



Buckley's chance

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 chance of getting that loan approved.
See also: chance

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arwa-Arabic
Milagrosmee-LAH-grosSpanish
Math-Welsh Mythology
Smiley['smaili]
Valeriavah-LE-ryah (Italian), bah-LE-ryah (Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Romanian, German, Ancient Roman
SevİNc-Azerbaijani