snowball's chance in hell
Zero real likelihood
A snowball's chance in hell means no chance at all—the probability of something surviving or succeeding is essentially zero.
The image is of a snowball in the hottest place imaginable.
Usually appears with negatives or near-negatives: He doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning, There's not a snowball's chance in hell I'm going to that party.
- unlikelyNot apt to happen
- when pigs flyExpressing utter impossibility
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
- inconceivableBeyond mental grasp
- against all oddsDespite extreme improbability
slim to none · unachievable · pessimism · hopeless · lost cause · hellfire · over my dead body · pie in the sky · dead in the water · needle in a haystack · futile · unattainable · pipe dream · ice melting · resignation · despair · defeatism · no way
snowball's chance in hellsure thing
Guaranteed outcome or agreement
certainty · slam dunk · done deal · foregone conclusion · lock
snowball's chance in hellcan't miss
written in the stars · meant to be · beyond doubt · no-brainer · lay-up
snowball's chance in hellinevitable
Certain to occur
certain · guaranteed · assured · destined · fated
chance, snowball, snowed, snowing, balled, balling, chances, chanced, chancing