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21on the off chance (that) — on the ˈoff chance (that) idiom because of the possibility of sth happening, although it is unlikely • I didn t think you d be at home but I just called by on the off chance. Main entry: ↑chanceidiom …
22on the off chance — ► on the (off) chance just in case. Main Entry: ↑chance …
23chance — /tʃæns / (say chans), /tʃans / (say chahns) noun 1. the absence of any known reason why an event should turn out one way rather than another, spoken of as if it were a real agency: chance governs all. 2. fortune; fate; luck. 3. a possibility or… …
24main — 1. adj. & n. adj. 1 chief in size, importance, extent, etc.; principal (the main part; the main point). 2 exerted to the full (by main force). n. 1 a principal channel, duct, etc., for water, sewage, etc. (water main). 2 (usu. in pl.; prec. by… …
25main — main1 W1S1 [meın] adj [only before noun] [: Old English; Origin: mAgen , from mAgen strength ] 1.) bigger or more important than all other things, ideas etc of the same kind ▪ The main reason for living in Spain is the weather. ▪ What do you… …
26main — 1 adjective (only before noun) 1 bigger or more important than all other things, ideas, influences etc of the same kind: I noted down the main points of her speech. | The main bedroom is at the back of the house. | Lack of confidence was the main …
27Chance Brothers — Chance s Glassworks, Spon Lane, Smethwick Chance Brothers and Company was a glassworks originally based in Spon Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands (formerly in Staffordshire), in England. It was a leading glass manufacturer and a pioneer of British… …
28The Sims 3 — Developer(s) The Sims Studio Publisher(s) Electronic Arts …
29Chance, Maryland —   CDP   …
30Main — (m[=a]n), a. [From {Main} strength, possibly influenced by OF. maine, magne, great, L. magnus. Cf. {Magnate}.] 1. Very or extremely strong. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That current with main fury ran. Daniel. [1913 Webster] 2. Vast; huge. [Obs.] The… …
