Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cat in hell's chance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: cat in hel-l's chance
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Informal

Example Sentences

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

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

a cat in hell's chance (canonical)

Phrases

a snowball's chance in hell

Frequently Paired Words

a snowball's chance in hell

Questions

What does cat in hell's chance mean?: A negligibly small chance; used primarily in negative constructions to express the idea of 'not even the smallest chance'.

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