English Dictionary

cat in hell's chance

名詞

くだけた表現

(informal) A negligibly small chance; used primarily in negative constructions to express the idea of 'not even the smallest chance'.

日本語の意味

ごくわずかな可能性、ほぼ無いチャンス、まったく起こりそうにない状況

She said he had a cat in hell's chance of winning the competition, but he surprised everyone by finishing first.

彼女は彼がその大会で優勝する見込みはほとんどないと言ったが、彼は皆を驚かせて1位になった。

意味（1）

(informal) A negligibly small chance; used primarily in negative constructions to express the idea of 'not even the smallest chance'.

There isn't a cat in hell's chance that any jury will convict him.

a cat in hell's chance （ canonical ）