not have a hope in hell (of doing something)

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not have a hope in hell (of doing something)

To not have any chance at all of doing or achieving something. With that giant supermarket opening up across the street, our little grocery store won't have a hope in hell of staying open. You think you can beat me? Ha! You don't have a hope in hell.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jessie	['dʒesi]
BronisŁAwa	braw-nee-SWAH-vah	Polish
Marta	MAHR-tah (Spanish, Italian, Polish, Czech)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Bulg
Mikkel	MEEK-kel (Danish, Norwegian), MEEG-gel (Danish)	Danish, Norwegian
Terpsichore	-	Greek Mythology
Wilhelmine	vil-hel-MEE-nə	German