Chance and Probability

Question 1

to be in with a chance of +ing form

Answer 1

there is a good possibility to happen

Question 2

to blow your chances

Answer 2

to ruin your chances

Question 3

to grab an opportunity/chance with both hands

Answer 3

to quickly accept a good opportunity, especially because you think you are not going to have that opportunity again

Question 4

in all probabilty

Answer 4

probably

Question 5

it was purely by chance that

Answer 5

complete chance that happened

Question 6

to jump at the chance/opportunity

Answer 6

to quickly accept a good opportunity

Question 7

to do sth on the off-chance

Answer 7

hoping it would succeed although you think it is unlikely

Question 8

to pass up a chance/opportunity

Answer 8

to say no to a good opportunity

Question 9

the chances of sth happening are very remote

Answer 9

there is very little possibility sth will happen

Question 10

there is little/slim/remote chance

Answer 10

Opp there’s every chance

Question 11

there’s every indication (to suggest) that sth will happen

Answer 11

all the signs show that sth is probably going to happen

Question 12

there’s every likelihood of sth happening/to happen

Answer 12

Opp there’s little/no likelihood

Question 13

it is doubtful whether sth will hapen

Answer 13

probably won’t happen