Advertisement

Advertisement

a snowball's chance in hell

  1. Something that has no likelihood of happening or succeeding: “Your proposal is too radical — it has a snowball's chance in hell of being approved.”



Discover More

Idioms and Phrases

No chance at all, as in He hasn't a snowball's chance in hell of getting there in two hours. This idiom, nearly always used negatively, alludes to the traditional view of hell as extremely hot, causing snow to melt at once. [Late 1800s]

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


ԾèAso