snowball's chance in hell en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(derogatory, excessive, idiomatic, informal, vulgar) Almost no chance at all of an occurrence or success.
Trudeau, who this week said there was not “a snowball’s chance in hell” that Canada would become part of the US, reiterated to CNN that Ottawa would impose countermeasures if Trump made good on this threat.
2025 January 9, Justin Trudeau, quotee, “Trudeau: Trump threatened to annex Canada to distract from tariffs impact”, in The Guardian, sourced from Reuters, →ISSN:That small boat has a snowball's chance in hell of surviving the hurricane.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| a snowball's chance in hell | canonical | lexicographic |
Relateds
snowball's chance in heck · first of never · Chinaman's chance · a cold day in Hell · snowball in hell · when Hell freezes over · a cat in hell's chance · a snowflake's chance in hell · Chinaman's chance in hell · when pigs fly
Synonyms
snowball's chance in an oven · snowball's chance
Translations (7)
sv när helvetet fryser till is (little or no likelihood of occurrence or success) · ka არავითარი შანსი (little or no likelihood of occurrence or success) · it quando gli asini voleranno (little or no likelihood of occurrence or success) · it mai (little or no likelihood of occurrence or success) · it alle calende greche (little or no likelihood of occurrence or success) · ka არანაირი შანსი (little or no likelihood of occurrence or success) · cmn 希望渺茫 (little or no likelihood of occurrence or success)