| 释义 |
not a hope in hell not a hope in hellAbsolutely no possibility of succeeding, coming to pass, or achieving something. There's not a hope in hell that you'll find me living in this town after I graduate.See also: hell, hope, notnot a hope in hellAlso, not a prayer. No chance at all, as in There's not a hope in hell that we have a winning bid, or If you don't watch the conductor you won't have a prayer of coming in on time. The first term was first recorded in 1923, the second in 1941. Both allude to the chance for heavenly salvation. Also see snowball's chance in hell. See also: hell, hope, notnot a hope (or chance) in hell no hope (or chance) at all. informal An elaboration of this phrase is not a snowball's chance in hell .See also: hell, hope, notnot a hope in hellNo chance at all. This term, with such variations as not a snowball’s chance in hell, has been used since the early twentieth century. The OED cites O. Onions, Peace in Our Time (1923), as its first appearance in print: “‘I rather fancied Lovelightly.’—‘Lovelightly? Not a hope in Hell!’”See also: hell, hope, not |