Noun
fighting chance (plural fighting chances)
(idiomatic) A chance that is dependent on success in a struggle, with the implication that such success is not unattainable.
This essential medicine will give him a fighting chance against the disease.
I don't have a fighting chance to hand this article in on time.
According to the report, Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona, the Democratic chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, said in a hearing Wednesday, "All the trees in the world won't stand a fighting chance if we don't cut our fossil fuel emissions." Source: Internet
And we will most certainly support him in instituting the much-needed economic reforms that will ensure that South Africa emerges from this crisis with the best fighting chance." Source: Internet
“Giving this patient a fighting chance is the right thing to do.” Source: Internet
Children were hit the hardest because many diseases such as typhus and syphilis target the immune system and left young children without a fighting chance. Source: Internet
If big technology companies work alongside public health professionals, and if privacy concerns are given credence, we might have a fighting chance. Source: Internet
I’d rather let someone who wants to live have a fighting chance than put medical professionals through a song and dance I experience at least once a year. Source: Internet