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fighting chance
fighting chance
A small possibility to succeed or overcome a situation. David wanted to give his marriage a fighting chance so he agreed to go to counseling with his wife. If I'm going to have a fighting chance to pass this test, I'm going to have to study all night.
fighting chance
a good possibility of success, especially if every effort is made. They have at least a fighting chance of winning the race. The patient could die, but he has a fighting chance since the operation.
fighting chance
A possibility of winning, but only with a struggle. For example, It's going to be hard to beat that record, but I think he has a fighting chance. [Late 1800s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Modesty | | MAHD-əs-tee | English (Rare) |
Dijana | | dee-YAH-nah (Croatian), DEE-yah-nah (Croatian) | Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian |
Granville | | GRAN-vil | English |
Ibraheem | | - | Arabic |
Jair | | JAY-ər (English) | Biblical |
Charo | | CHAH-ro | Spanish |