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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lorindalə-RIN-dəEnglish
Egidio-Italian
Seo-Hyunsu-hyunKorean
Mariannamer-ee-AN-ə (English), mar-ee-AN-ə (English), mahr-YAHN-nah (Polish)Italian, English, Hungarian, Slovak, Polish, Greek
Hagen (2)-Danish
Edythe-English