fancy chances



fancy someone's chances

to have confidence in someone's [including one's own] ability to be successful. We all think she will refuse to go out with him, but he certainly fancies his own chances. The other contestants are so talented that I don't fancy his chances at all.
See also: chance, fancy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Inge[indʒ]
Corbett['kɔ:bət]
Nix[niks]
MordikaiMAWR-də-kieEnglish (Rare)
Naveen-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Agassi['ægəsi]