English Dictionary

Buckley's chance

名詞

オーストラリア英語 慣用表現 くだけた表現 不可算名詞

(Australia, idiomatic, informal) A very small chance; no chance at all.

日本語の意味

極めて僅かな可能性、または事実上の無理な見込みを指す表現。 / ほとんど成功が望めない状況を示す。

Despite the long odds, he believed he had Buckley's chance of securing the contract and gave it his all.

厳しい見込みにもかかわらず、彼は契約を獲得する望みはほとんどないと分かっていても、それでも全力を尽くした。

意味（1）

(Australia, idiomatic, informal) A very small chance; no chance at all.

So he has a chance, said Connie. Buckley's chance, the way his luck is. Fell out with his girl he did, and lost his job, and now 'e's goin' to lose 'is life. The unluckiest man that ever lived.