Chance would be a fine thing!



Chance would be a fine thing!

  (British informal)
something that you say which means that you would very much like something to happen but there is no possibility that it will He said I could do it in my spare time. Spare time? Chance would be a fine thing!
See also: chance, fine

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arness['a:nəs]
ElenaE-le-nah (Italian), e-LE-nah (Spanish), ye-LYE-nah (Russian), ee-LYE-nah (Russian)Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovak, Lithuanian, Russian, German, Medieval Sla
Santiagosahn-TYAH-go (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
MaanMAHNLimburgish
Apoorva-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Sipho-Southern African, Xhosa