not a snowball's chance in hell
Hello everybody!
Is this expression very common? Who use it?
I chanced to read it recently and I reminded that I heard it many years ago.
Enjoy your final days of 2019
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Hello M,
No I don't think its a common one as i haven't read or listened it ever before though m not a native but I am a bookworm for sure.
Hope you to enjoy the last few days of 2019.
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It's common (more so in the US)
In the UK we also say "Not a cat in hell"
e.g. "If you dont start revising for that exam, you don't have a cat in hell's chance of passing..."
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From a British perspective I would say that it is fairly, rather than very, common. It is mainly used in informal conversation rather than written articles. It means 'no chance at all', because hell is believed to be very hot and a snowball would instantly melt
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It is an ordinary expression (not rare, not archaic) in the U.S. and in Canada.
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Being British I use this on occasions...
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