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sporting chance, a

sporting chance, a

A fair chance for success, as in She thinks she has a sporting chance for being named bureau chief. [Colloquial; late 1800s]
See also: sporting

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tegwen-Welsh
TigernÁN-Irish
Danko-Croatian, Serbian
DeirdreDEER-drə (English), DEER-dree (English), DER-dre (Irish)English, Irish, Irish Mythology
KristÝNa-Czech
Patriziapah-TREE-tsyahItalian
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