million to one
Extremely unlikely odds
Million to one describes odds so improbable they border on impossible.
A million to one chance suggests something that almost certainly won't happen, though the phrase often appears when it somehow does: It was a million to one shot, but she won.
The expression emphasizes extreme unlikelihood rather than precise mathematical probability.
- long shotUnlikely to succeed
- longshotUnlikely to succeed
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
- fat chanceSarcastic denial of possibility
- unlikelyNot apt to happen
odds · slim chance · chance · snowball's chance · miracle · lottery · jackpot · fluke · improbable · slim · rare · bet · gamble · against all odds · lightning · lightning strike · needle · needle in a haystack
- long shotslong shot, longshot, long odds, dark horse, underdog
- unpredictablessurprises, chance, randomness, uncertainty, unpredictables
million to onecertain
Free from doubt
sure thing · guaranteed · certainty · inevitable · dead cert
million to onesure bet
Guaranteed winning wager
even money · safe bet · banker · layup · no-brainer
million, millions, millionaire, millionaires, millionth, oneness