dog's chance

American  

noun

Slang.

1. little likelihood; small chance (usually used in the negative).

   That project didn't have a dog's chance of succeeding.

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Etymology

Origin of dog's chance

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

This is the owner’s time outside to stretch his legs and appreciate nature, but it’s also a dog’s chance for an outdoor break.

From Seattle Times

Rep. Jessica Fay says allowing trained professionals to provide emergency veterinary care can drastically improve a dog’s chance of survival.

From Seattle Times

But living in a pet-store environment likely increases a young dog’s chance of contracting the infection, says Altier.

From Time

To increase a poisoned dog’s chance of survival, Burnette advises using a garden hose to flush the animal’s mouth before an emergency vet visit.

From Washington Times

Woolf’s essay explores how a woman “must have money and a room of her own” to write fiction, suggesting that “poetry depends upon intellectual freedom. And women have always been poor, not for 200 years merely, but from the beginning of time. Women have had less intellectual freedom than the sons of Athenian slaves. Women, then, have not had a dog’s chance of writing poetry.”

From The Guardian