chance would be a fine thing
- chance would be a fine thing
chance would be a fine thing (informal)
There is not much hope of it
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used for saying that something that you would like to happen is extremely unlikely
Thesaurus: not likely to happen
synonym general words meaning to happen
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chance would be a fine thing
Brit informal
— used to say that something good or desirable is not likely to happen
This candidate promises to solve all the country's financial problems in six months. Chance would be a fine thing! [=if only that were possible]
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ˈchance would be a fine thing idiom
(BrE, informal) people say chance would be a fine thing to show that they would like to do or have the thing that sb has mentioned, but that they do not think that it is very likely
Useful english dictionary.
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