happening+by+chance
41stand a chance — (of doing sth) ► to be likely to do sth: »These ambitious projects only stand a chance of happening if they get generous financial backing. »I don t think they stand a chance of winning the election. Main Entry: ↑stand …
42stand a chance of doing sth — stand a chance (of doing sth) ► to be likely to do sth: »These ambitious projects only stand a chance of happening if they get generous financial backing. »I don t think they stand a chance of winning the election. Main Entry: ↑stand …
43fat chance (!) — Noun. No likelihood of something happening. E.g. There s fat chance of getting me to do a parachute jump! Exclam. No chance! E.g. Persuade him to do a parachute jump? Fat chance! You ll never get him to do it …
44fat chance (!) — Noun. No likelihood of something happening. E.g. There s fat chance of getting me to do a parachute jump! Exclam. No chance! E.g. Persuade him to do a parachute jump? Fat chance! You ll never get him to do it …
45an outside chance — if there is an outside chance of something happening, it is just possible but unlikely There s an outside chance that we ll both arrive on the same day. England still has an outside chance of winning in the 1,000 metres event …
46(a) freak of chance — a freak of fate/fortune/chance/mainly literary phrase something that happens by chance although it was very unlikely to happen Thesaurus: chance events and happening by chancesynonym Main entry: freak …
47(a) fifty-fifty chance — if there is a fifty fifty chance of something happening, it is equally likely to happen or not to happen. I d say he s got a fifty fifty chance of winning the race. (usually + of + doing something) …
48leave something to chance — leave something to chance/fate/ phrase to not try to change the way that something is developing or happening They planned for every possibility and left nothing to chance. Thesaurus: to not act, or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry: leave …
49as chance would have it — as ˌchance would ˈhave it idiom happening in a way that was lucky, although it was not planned • As chance would have it, John was going to London too, so I went with him. Main entry: ↑chanceidiom …
50on the off chance (that) — on the ˈoff chance (that) idiom because of the possibility of sth happening, although it is unlikely • I didn t think you d be at home but I just called by on the off chance. Main entry: ↑chanceidiom …
