"cat in hell's chance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: a cat in hell's chance [canonical]
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  1. (informal) A negligibly small chance; used primarily in negative constructions to express the idea of 'not even the smallest chance'. Tags: informal Related terms: a snowball's chance in hell
    Sense id: en-cat_in_hell's_chance-en-noun-bajQwwxX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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