chance and probability

to be in with a chance of +ing

there is a good possibility
to blow your chances

to ruin your chances
to grab an opportunity/chance (with both hands)

quickly accept
(sth will), in all probability, (happen)

probably happen
it is doubtful whether/that sth will happen

sth probably won't happen
it was purely by chance that

ir was a complete chance
to jump at the chance/opportunity

to quickly accept a good opportunity
(to do sth) on the off-chance

do sth hoping it will succeed although you think it's unlikely
to pass up a chance/opportunity

to say no to a good opportunity
(not) to stand a chance

to have no possibility
the chances are that sth will happen

sth will probably happen
the chances of sth happening are very remote

there is very little possibility that sth will happen
the odds are against that sth happening

sth probably won't happen
there's a slim/remote/little chance that sth will/could happen

there is nt much possibility of sth happening
there's every chance that sth will happen

sth will defnitely happen
there's every indication (to suggest) that sth will happen

all the signs show that sth will probably happen
there's every likelihood of sth happening/that sth will happen

sth will very probably happen
there's littl/no likelihood of sth happening/that sth wil happen

sth is unlikely to happen

Author

settebello

40819

Card Set

chance and probability

Description

advanced grammar and vocabulary

Updated

2010-10-09T10:51:44Z