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
Nabila-Arabic
Layne[lein]
Madhu-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu
Ajdin-Bosnian
HarmonieHAHR-mə-neeEnglish (Rare)
Sinclair['siŋklɛə]