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a ghost of a chance

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a ghost of a chance

a very small possibility There's not a ghost of a chance that he'll be promoted.

See also: chance, ghost, of

not a ghost of a chance

if someone does not have a ghost of a chance, they are not at all likely to succeed (sometimes + of + doing sth) Against competition like that, they didn't have the ghost of a chance of winning.

See the ghost at the feast, lay the ghost of

See also: chance, ghost, of