stands a chance
Has some hope
To stand a chance is to have a possibility of success, however slim: She stands a chance of winning if voter turnout is high.
Often appears in the negative: He doesn't stand a chance against the incumbent.
The phrase implies odds that could go either way—someone who stands a chance might still fail, but they're not doomed from the start.
- attemptEffort to accomplish
- contestOrganized competitive event
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
long shot · risk · rival · achieve · endeavor · feasibility · longshot · against all odds · potential · in the running · precariousness · likelihood · prospect · resilience · opponent · try · underdog · come from behind
stands a chancehopeless
Beyond possibility of success
impossible · dead in the water · written off · out of the running · sealed fate
stands a chancecan't miss
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