be near to impossible

be near to impossible

To be of such difficulty as to be or seem almost impossible. The promises of the candidate during her presidential campaign are near to impossible to achieve, but they have garnered a huge following of dedicated supporters.
See also: impossible, near
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • milk a duck
  • milking a duck
  • have no chance in hell
  • in a million
  • (something) in a million
  • (there's) no way to tell
  • achieve the impossible
  • be hard put to
  • be hard put to (do something)
  • it boggles the mind