not the ghost of a chance

  • 1not a ghost of a chance — (not) a ghost of a chance if someone does not have a ghost of a chance, they are not at all likely to succeed. Against competition like that, they didn t have the ghost of a chance of winning. (sometimes + of + doing something) …

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  • 2not a ghost of a chance — very little, (not even) the smallest chance He doesn t have a ghost of a chance to finish the book in time for his class …

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  • 3ghost of a (chance, etc.), not the —  Not the faintest (chance, etc.) …

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  • 4The Ghost Hunter (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = The Ghost Hunter caption = William, Roddy and Tessa format = Fantasy drama director = David Bell writer = Ivan Jones, Jim Eldridge, Roy Apps producer = Peter Murphy, David Hallam starring = see below country = UK… …

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  • 5(a) ghost of a chance — (not) a ghost of a chance if someone does not have a ghost of a chance, they are not at all likely to succeed. Against competition like that, they didn t have the ghost of a chance of winning. (sometimes + of + doing something) …

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  • 6To give up the ghost — Ghost Ghost (g[=o]st), n. [OE. gast, gost, soul, spirit, AS. g[=a]st breath, spirit, soul; akin to OS. g[=e]st spirit, soul, D. geest, G. geist, and prob. to E. gaze, ghastly.] [1913 Webster] 1. The spirit; the soul of man. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 7To yield up the ghost — Ghost Ghost (g[=o]st), n. [OE. gast, gost, soul, spirit, AS. g[=a]st breath, spirit, soul; akin to OS. g[=e]st spirit, soul, D. geest, G. geist, and prob. to E. gaze, ghastly.] [1913 Webster] 1. The spirit; the soul of man. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 8The Ghost of Cain — Infobox Album | Name = The Ghost of Cain Type = Album Artist = New Model Army (band) Released = 1986 Recorded = Genre = Rock, Post punk Length = Label = EMI Producer = Glyn Johns Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… …

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  • 9ghost of a chance — very little, (not even) the smallest chance He doesn t have a ghost of a chance to finish the book in time for his class …

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  • 10Ghost — (g[=o]st), n. [OE. gast, gost, soul, spirit, AS. g[=a]st breath, spirit, soul; akin to OS. g[=e]st spirit, soul, D. geest, G. geist, and prob. to E. gaze, ghastly.] [1913 Webster] 1. The spirit; the soul of man. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Then gives… …

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