snowball

a snowball's chance in hell

An infinitely small possibility, chance, or likelihood, to the point of being impossible. Usually used in the phrase "not have a snowball's chance in hell." That candidate doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning an election in this part of the state. We haven't got a snowball's chance in hell if we have to compete against some mega corporation like that!

not a cat in hell's chance

Absolutely no chance or possibility (of succeeding, coming to pass, or achieving something). There's not a cat in hell's chance of them getting into the playoffs this year. There isn't a cat in hell's chance that they'll convict him—he's too rich and powerful!

not have a (snowball's) chance in hell

To be completely impossible or incredibly unlikely; to have no chance whatsoever. Often followed by "of." That party doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning an election in this part of the state. We don't have a chance in hell of catching up to their score.

snow

slang Cocaine. Hey man, can you score me some snow for this weekend? I dabbled a bit with snow when I was in college, but I mostly just stick to pot.

snowball effect

A situation in which the results or consequences of an action grow at an increasingly faster rate over time. Once the video game hit the market, word of mouth caused a snowball effect that made it the most popular and top grossing game of all time. She ignored her debt for so long that now, she's experiencing a snowball effect that threatens to crush her financially.

snowball into (something)

To develop quickly and progressively into something bigger, more complex, more difficult, more dangerous, etc. This whole situation could snowball into a national scandal if the press gets wind of it. It started out as an idea for a short story, but I just kept adding details and characters and plot twists to it until it snowballed into a full-blown novel.

not have a snowball's chance in hell and not a hope in hell

Inf. a very poor chance. (Usually in the negative.) She doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting it done on time. I know I don't have a hope in hell, but I'll try anyway.

See also: and, chance, have, hell, hope, not

snowball into something

Fig. [for something] to become larger or more serious by growing like a snowball being rolled. This whole problem is snowballing into a crisis very rapidly. The argument soon snowballed into a full-blown riot.

snowball's chance in hell, a

No chance at all, as in He hasn't a snowball's chance in hell of getting there in two hours. This idiom, nearly always used negatively, alludes to the traditional view of hell as extremely hot, causing snow to melt at once. [Late 1800s]

not a cat in hell's chance

not a snowball's chance in hell

BRITISH, SPOKEN

COMMON If there is not a cat in hell's chance or not a snowball's chance in hell of someone doing something or of something happening, there is no chance at all that they will do it or it will happen. We haven't a cat in hell's chance of raising the money by the Friday deadline. Do you seriously think he has a snowball's chance in hell of winning this election? Note: You can also say that someone does not have a chance in hell of doing something. They don't have a chance in hell of privatising the economy. They have no idea how a free market works. Note: The original expression was `as much chance as a cat in hell without claws'.

not a cat in hell's chance

no chance at all. informal

This expression is often shortened to not a cat's chance .

2001 James Hamilton-Paterson Loving Monsters There isn't, of course, a cat in hell's chance that I shall ever see 1999 as you, I and Dr Faruli know perfectly well.

not have a ˌsnowball’s chance in ˈhell (of doing something)

(informal) have no chance at all of doing something: Look at this traffic! I’m afraid we haven’t got a snowball’s chance in hell of getting to the airport in time. OPPOSITE: a sporting chance

This idiom refers to the belief that hell is a place of fire.

snow

1. n. deceitful talk; deception. All I heard for an hour was snow. Now, what’s the truth?

2. tv. to attempt to deceive someone. (see also snowed.) You can try to snow me if you want, but I’m onto your tricks.

3. and snowball and snowflakes and snow stuff n. a powdered or crystalline narcotic: morphine, heroin, or cocaine. (Now almost always the latter.) The price of snow stuff has come down a lot as South America exports more of it.

snowball

verb

See snow

snowball

1. in. to grow at an increasing rate. (As a snowball rolling down a hill might increase in size.) Offers to help with money and prayers began to snowball, and we had to get volunteers to help answer the phones.

2. Go to snow.

snowball’s chance in hell

n. a very poor chance. (Usually in the negative.) She doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of getting it done on time.

snowball's chance in hell, no more than/not a

No chance at all. The hell in question, of course, is the fabulously hot place of tradition. This term appears to have replaced the earlier no more chance than a cat in hell without claws, an eighteenth-century locution that, according to Grose’s Dictionary, was applied to a person quarreling with or fighting against a much stronger opponent. The current cliché comes from late nineteenth-century America; in Britain and other English-speaking countries it is sometimes put as a snowflake’s chance in hell. See also Chinaman's chance.

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释义	snowball a snowball's chance in hell An infinitely small possibility, chance, or likelihood, to the point of being impossible. Usually used in the phrase "not have a snowball's chance in hell." That candidate doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning an election in this part of the state. We haven't got a snowball's chance in hell if we have to compete against some mega corporation like that! See also: chance, hell not a cat in hell's chance Absolutely no chance or possibility (of succeeding, coming to pass, or achieving something). There's not a cat in hell's chance of them getting into the playoffs this year. There isn't a cat in hell's chance that they'll convict him—he's too rich and powerful! See also: cat, chance, not not have a (snowball's) chance in hell To be completely impossible or incredibly unlikely; to have no chance whatsoever. Often followed by "of." That party doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning an election in this part of the state. We don't have a chance in hell of catching up to their score. See also: chance, have, hell, not snow slang Cocaine. Hey man, can you score me some snow for this weekend? I dabbled a bit with snow when I was in college, but I mostly just stick to pot. snowball effect A situation in which the results or consequences of an action grow at an increasingly faster rate over time. Once the video game hit the market, word of mouth caused a snowball effect that made it the most popular and top grossing game of all time. She ignored her debt for so long that now, she's experiencing a snowball effect that threatens to crush her financially. See also: effect, snowball snowball into (something) To develop quickly and progressively into something bigger, more complex, more difficult, more dangerous, etc. This whole situation could snowball into a national scandal if the press gets wind of it. It started out as an idea for a short story, but I just kept adding details and characters and plot twists to it until it snowballed into a full-blown novel. See also: snowball Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. not have a snowball's chance in hell and not a hope in hell Inf. a very poor chance. (Usually in the negative.) She doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting it done on time. I know I don't have a hope in hell, but I'll try anyway. See also: and, chance, have, hell, hope, not snowball into something Fig. [for something] to become larger or more serious by growing like a snowball being rolled. This whole problem is snowballing into a crisis very rapidly. The argument soon snowballed into a full-blown riot. See also: snowball McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. snowball's chance in hell, a No chance at all, as in He hasn't a snowball's chance in hell of getting there in two hours. This idiom, nearly always used negatively, alludes to the traditional view of hell as extremely hot, causing snow to melt at once. [Late 1800s] See also: chance The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. not a cat in hell's chance or not a snowball's chance in hell BRITISH, SPOKEN COMMON If there is not a cat in hell's chance or not a snowball's chance in hell of someone doing something or of something happening, there is no chance at all that they will do it or it will happen. We haven't a cat in hell's chance of raising the money by the Friday deadline. Do you seriously think he has a snowball's chance in hell of winning this election? Note: You can also say that someone does not have a chance in hell of doing something. They don't have a chance in hell of privatising the economy. They have no idea how a free market works. Note: The original expression was `as much chance as a cat in hell without claws'. See also: cat, chance, not Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. not a cat in hell's chance no chance at all. informal This expression is often shortened to not a cat's chance . 2001 James Hamilton-Paterson Loving Monsters There isn't, of course, a cat in hell's chance that I shall ever see 1999 as you, I and Dr Faruli know perfectly well. See also: cat, chance, not Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary not have a ˌsnowball’s chance in ˈhell (of doing something) (informal) have no chance at all of doing something: Look at this traffic! I’m afraid we haven’t got a snowball’s chance in hell of getting to the airport in time. OPPOSITE: a sporting chance This idiom refers to the belief that hell is a place of fire. See also: chance, have, hell, not Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary snow 1. n. deceitful talk; deception. All I heard for an hour was snow. Now, what’s the truth? 2. tv. to attempt to deceive someone. (see also snowed.) You can try to snow me if you want, but I’m onto your tricks. 3. and snowball and snowflakes and snow stuff n. a powdered or crystalline narcotic: morphine, heroin, or cocaine. (Now almost always the latter.) The price of snow stuff has come down a lot as South America exports more of it. snowball verb See snow snowball 1. in. to grow at an increasing rate. (As a snowball rolling down a hill might increase in size.) Offers to help with money and prayers began to snowball, and we had to get volunteers to help answer the phones. 2. Go to snow. snowball’s chance in hell n. a very poor chance. (Usually in the negative.) She doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of getting it done on time. See also: chance, hell McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions snowball's chance in hell, no more than/not a No chance at all. The hell in question, of course, is the fabulously hot place of tradition. This term appears to have replaced the earlier no more chance than a cat in hell without claws, an eighteenth-century locution that, according to Grose’s Dictionary, was applied to a person quarreling with or fighting against a much stronger opponent. The current cliché comes from late nineteenth-century America; in Britain and other English-speaking countries it is sometimes put as a snowflake’s chance in hell. See also Chinaman's chance. See also: chance, more, no, not The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: a snowball's chance in hell snowball’s chance in hell snowball's chance in hell, a not have a (snowball's) chance in hell not have a snowball's chance in hell not have a snowball's chance in hell and not a hope in hell on the (off) chance on the chance one chance in a million a chance in a million References in periodicals archive "This suggests that snowball planets should not be excluded as inhospitable to life." Can There Be Aliens On These Frozen Earths? Snowball Planets Hold Promise Of Life To find out whether that is also true of Snowball, they are carrying out new experiments in which he is either left alone with music and recorded on camera; has a human present who doesn't encourage him, or has a human present who encourages him and dances along. Birds just wanna have fun: like humans, cockatoos love to dance After completing the course, both Andrew and Snowball were awarded certificates for their completion, making Snowball the first dog in the North West of England to officially complete an alcohol recovery course. Snowball was my lifeline: How one man's dog saved him from homelessness; 'I'd go through it all again if it meant I could get another ten minutes with him' Thanks to the appreciation of Scandinavian design that took root in America in the 1960s, the Kosta Boda Snowball found its way into thousands of American homes. The Kosta Boda Snowball: HOW A LUMPY BALL OF SWEDISH CRYSTAL LIT UP THE WINTER SEASON IN AMERICA Of the two, debt snowball is more effective according to research. Decoding the two methods of debt repayment According to local sources, the police officer was called to reports of a snowball fight. Video: US Cop Points Gun at Teens over Snowball Fight Snowballs, which have been around since the early 1900s and begin popping up in Baltimore every spring, signaling the arrival of better weather, begin with ice cubes. MR. FREEZE In relation to 'Swedish snowballs, the Tribunal said that 'although the name is the same, the ingredients, the cooking process and the shelf lift of these snowballs are completely different'. Tribunal rules Scottish snowballs VAT free Pack your snowball. When selecting snow, go with the stuff a few inches below the surface. Snowball fights Summary: A police force which has been inundated with phone calls about snowballs has asked people to only ring if strictly necessary. Police hit with snowball 999 calls More than 200 complaints are thought to have been from 'victims' of snowball attacks. 200 calls to police ... about snowball fights After watching a YouTube video of a dancing bird named Snowball, a scientist in California decided to study the ability of animals to keep the beat. A bird that keeps the beat Officers today revealed they had received 114 calls involving snowball throwing. ICY RESPONSE TO SNOWBALLS; Weather leads to 114 complaints in one day A cockatoo named Snowball has a real feel for music. Boogie bird The researchers studied Snowball to see if he was just imitating his owners of if he was moving to the beat of the music by himself. Boogie bird
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