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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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Rifat | | - | Turkish |
Diede | | DEE-də | Dutch |
Gracja | | GRATS-yah | Polish |
Aditi | | - | Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada |
Comfort | | KUM-fərt | English (Rare) |
Caligula | | kə-LIG-yoo-lə (English) | History |