Buckley's chance

Related to Buckley's chance: Buckley's and none

Buckley's chance

Little to no chance of something. Of uncertain origin, it is either a reference to "Buckley's and none" (a pun on the name of the former department store Buckley & Nunn), or to the escapades of the escaped colonial convict William Buckley. Primarily heard in Australia. I'd say you have Buckley's chance of getting that loan approved.

Buckley's chance

a forlorn hope; no chance at all. Australian & New Zealand informal

The phrase is often shortened simply to Buckley's . Who or what Buckley was remains uncertain: the name is sometimes said to refer to William Buckley , a convict transported to Australia in 1802 who escaped and lived with the Aborigines for many years, despite dire predictions as to his chances of survival.

1948 Vance Palmer Golconda Buckley's chance we have of getting our price if we're left to face the companies alone.

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释义	Buckley's chance Related to Buckley's chance: Buckley's and none Buckley's chance Little to no chance of something. Of uncertain origin, it is either a reference to "Buckley's and none" (a pun on the name of the former department store Buckley & Nunn), or to the escapades of the escaped colonial convict William Buckley. Primarily heard in Australia. I'd say you have Buckley's chance of getting that loan approved. See also: chance Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Buckley's chance a forlorn hope; no chance at all. Australian & New Zealand informal The phrase is often shortened simply to Buckley's . Who or what Buckley was remains uncertain: the name is sometimes said to refer to William Buckley , a convict transported to Australia in 1802 who escaped and lived with the Aborigines for many years, despite dire predictions as to his chances of survival. 1948 Vance Palmer Golconda Buckley's chance we have of getting our price if we're left to face the companies alone. See also: chance Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: Buckley Buckleys Buckley's Buckley's hope have Buckley's have Buckley's (chance) gussied up, to get (all) go to the mattresses black stump goat References in periodicals archive Or whether Buckley's chance belonged to the escaped Victorian convict of Irish-origin who was welcomed into a local Indigenous tribe sometime in early 1800s, through happenstance or mistaken identity. But indulge me a moment while I propose another alterative of Buckley's chance. This version could be the namesake of Tim Buckley, the director of energy finance studies at the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, and author of Stranded, a report that independently analysed the financial status of the Adani group and their coal, rail and port proposal, evaluated its commerciality while illuminating the key risks associated with the project. It's hard not to hope that, with the likes of the Currie's on the sunnier side of history, we do have a (Tim) Buckley's chance at turning this ship around. The Galilee: people may say there's Buckley's chance of keeping dirty coal in the ground, but history shows us that may be all that's needed
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