"fighting chance" meaning in English

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        "A chance that is dependent on success in a struggle, with the implication that such success is not unattainable."
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        "(idiomatic) A chance that is dependent on success in a struggle, with the implication that such success is not unattainable."
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          "roman": "jīhuì",
          "sense": "chance that is dependent on success in a struggle",
          "word": "機會 /机会"
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          "roman": "kěnéng",
          "sense": "chance that is dependent on success in a struggle",
          "word": "可能"
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          "roman": "xīwàng",
          "sense": "chance that is dependent on success in a struggle",
          "word": "希望"
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          "sense": "chance that is dependent on success in a struggle",
          "word": "mahdollisuus taistella"
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          "english": "no fighting chance",
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          "sense": "chance that is dependent on success in a struggle",
          "translation": "no fighting chance",
          "word": "ei mitään mahdollisuutta"
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          "sense": "chance that is dependent on success in a struggle",
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          "word": "spora szansa"
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        "A chance that is dependent on success in a struggle, with the implication that such success is not unattainable."
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        "(idiomatic) A chance that is dependent on success in a struggle, with the implication that such success is not unattainable."
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "roman": "jīhuì",
      "sense": "chance that is dependent on success in a struggle",
      "word": "機會 /机会"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "kěnéng",
      "sense": "chance that is dependent on success in a struggle",
      "word": "可能"
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      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "xīwàng",
      "sense": "chance that is dependent on success in a struggle",
      "word": "希望"
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      "sense": "chance that is dependent on success in a struggle",
      "word": "mahdollisuus taistella"
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      "english": "no fighting chance",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "chance that is dependent on success in a struggle",
      "translation": "no fighting chance",
      "word": "ei mitään mahdollisuutta"
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      "sense": "chance that is dependent on success in a struggle",
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      "word": "spora szansa"
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