Buckley's hope



Buckley's hope

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 hope of getting that loan approved.
See also: hope

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Lalit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Raj-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
Eileenie-LEEN, IE-leenIrish, English
Vecheslav-Medieval Slavic
LesterLES-tərEnglish
KristyKRIS-teeEnglish