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
Sakchai-Thai
Rasha-Arabic
IÑAki-Basque
Dominicusdo-MEE-nee-kus (Dutch)Late Roman, Dutch
AydenAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
Cornelius[kɔ:'ni:ljəs]