a fighting chance
fighting chance
A small possibility to succeed or overcome a situation. David wanted to give his marriage a fighting chance 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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
a ˌfighting ˈchance
a slight but real chance of succeeding, avoiding something, etc: With five minutes of the game left, our team still has a fighting chance of winning. Things don’t look very hopeful for John Brown in the presidential elections, but he’s still in with a fighting chance.See also: chance, fight
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
fighting chance, a
A possibility of success through great effort. An Americanism dating from the late nineteenth century, this phrase has been used in a large variety of contexts. For example, “Free school breakfasts and lunches will give these inner-city children a fighting chance of graduating,” or “Hunting with a bow and arrow gives the deer a fighting chance.”
See also: fight
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- fighting chance
- fighting chance, a
- have a fighting chance
- impossible
- achieve the impossible
- be past it
- be/look past it
- kick a habit
- kick the/(one's) habit
- shake a/the habit