have a fighting chance

have a fighting chance

To have at least some possibility to succeed or overcome a situation. David wanted to have a fighting chance to save his marriage so he agreed to go to counseling with his wife. If I'm going to have a fighting chance to pass this test, I'm going to have to study all night.
See also: chance, fight, have
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a fighting chance
  • fighting chance
  • fighting chance, a
  • impossible
  • achieve the impossible
  • be past it
  • be/look past it
  • to hell and back
  • have been to hell and back
  • been to hell and back