dog's chance
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dog's chance
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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But living in a pet-store environment likely increases a young dog’s chance of contracting the infection, says Altier.
From Time ● Sep. 12, 2017
But anyone who gives verbatim theatre a moment's thought – or rather, a dog's chance – will conclude that the matter is not as simple as it first looks.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2010
They haven't got a dog's chance of electing a President on this platform.
From Time Magazine Archive
But there it was: he'd been tempted to buy the toy, and though it couldn't bring him back to life, there was just a dog's chance it might save his brother's.
From The Torch and Other Tales by Eden Phillpotts
But we hadn't a dog's chance of escape.
From The Man Without a Memory by Arthur W. (Arthur Williams) Marchmont
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