Buckley’s (chance)

Pronunciation /ˈbʌk.liz tʃɑːns/ (バックリーズ・チャンス)
Part of Speech noun / phrase
English Definition

Having almost no chance at all of something happening. From the fuller joke phrase 'you've got two chances — Buckley's and none,' meaning there's really only one likely outcome: failure.

Japanese Translation

ほとんど望みがないこと、可能性がゼロに近いこと

Japanese Explanation

『two chances — Buckley's and none(チャンスはバックリーとゼロの二つ)』という冗談表現に由来し、実質的にチャンスがほぼないことを意味する。


Origin

Possibly named after 19th-century escaped convict William Buckley, who improbably survived over 30 years living with the Wathaurong Aboriginal people near Melbourne after escaping — though the exact etymology is debated among lexicographers.


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