not a hope in hell

Idioms  

1. Also, not a prayer. No chance at all, as in There's not a hope in hell that we have a winning bid, or If you don't watch the conductor you won't have a prayer of coming in on time. The first term was first recorded in 1923, the second in 1941. Both allude to the chance for heavenly salvation. Also see snowball's chance in hell.

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Example Sentences

“There is not a hope in hell of it happening,” the source added.

From Reuters

"If they're struggling with what they've got to make ends meet doing it that way, there's not a hope in hell we could ever enter it brand new with all the investment and everything and the other issues we face doing it that same way."

From BBC

One journalist who has followed the saga closely commented: “There’s not a hope in hell of closing it. It will be politically impossible.”

From The Guardian

"As there is not a hope in hell of that, people are going to be very disappointed when they find out what Ukip really stands for and that huge vote is going to come back to us. "Most of the voters are what the liberal elite call 'racist' - they want immigration stopped for good, the whole lot of them.

From The Guardian

“Without the right connections you stand not a hope in hell of getting a job in Italy or Greece,” says Laven.

From Newsweek