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a drowning man will clutch at a strawWhen hope is slipping, desperation grasps at the slightest chanceRate it:

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as luck may have itby chance, luckilyRate it:

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au petit bonheur!I will chance it!Rate it:

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audi alteram partem"Hear both sides." A legal principle of fairness given to ensure that the accused has the chance to refute an accusation.Rate it:

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aux innocents les mains pleinesLes novices disposent parfois de plus de chance.Rate it:

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bacon fedFat, greasy.Rate it:

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bacon-facedHaving a fat, sleek face.Rate it:

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bacon-fedFat.Rate it:

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beef to the hoofFat, chubby, particularly with fat legs.Rate it:

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big fatComplete, utter, total.Rate it:

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big-bonedFat, obese.Rate it:

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bite of the cherryA chance; an attempt at something.Rate it:

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blimp outTo become fat or fatter, especially as a result of excessive eating.Rate it:

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blow one's chanceTo ruin, or fail to capitalise on an opportunity.Rate it:

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blubberwhale fatRate it:

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bonne chanceJe vous souhaite bonne chance et du succès dans votre travail. Note : Se dit pour porter bonheur.Rate it:

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bottom of the ninthBy extension, any last chance or final opportunity.Rate it:

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broad across the beamWithout fat on the hips and the bottom.Rate it:

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broad in the beamWithout fat on the hips and the bottom.Rate it:

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Buckley's and noneA supposed two chances (probabilities), being Buckley's chance (meaning a very small chance) or no chance at all.Rate it:

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Buckley's chanceA very small chance; no chance at all.Rate it:

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bump intoTo meet someone by chance.Rate it:

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by any chancepossibly; perhapsRate it:

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c'est un homme qui ne perd pas la carteHe is a man who keeps his wits about him, who has an eye to the main chance.Rate it:

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carve outTo create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas demain la veilleExpression familière employée pour souligner qu’une éventualité a peu de chance de se produire prochainement.Rate it:

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chance uponto find by chanceRate it:

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chance vaut mieux que bien jouerLuck is better than wit or brains.Rate it:

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chance would be a fine thingAlternative form of chance'd be a fine thingRate it:

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chance'd be a fine thingGiven to indicate that an aforementioned thing would be desirable but unlikely. Comparable to if I should be so lucky.Rate it:

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chew the fatTo chat idly or generally waste time talking.Rate it:

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Chew the FatTo talk in a friendly and relaxed mannerRate it:

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Chinaman's chanceNo chance; zero possibility; a high or almost certain risk of death or failure.Rate it:

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chub upTo become chubby; to grow fat.Rate it:

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come byTo obtain; to get, now especially by chance or involuntarily.Rate it:

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come uponto discover or find, especially by chance or accident.Rate it:

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crack a fatTo have an erection.Rate it:

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cross pathsTo be, by chance, in the same physical place at the same time, as a result of two completely separate journeys.Rate it:

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cross someone's pathTo meet by chance.Rate it:

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curveballAn unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance.Rate it:

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Do or DieTo get complete success or failure; to take the chance of destroy oneself in trying to succeedRate it:

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dog's chancelittle or not likelihoodRate it:

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dumb luckpure chance; luckRate it:

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einmal ist keinmalOne slip is allowed; everyone deserves a second chanceRate it:

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être né coifféAvoir de la chance.Rate it:

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facultatem, potestatem alicui eripere, adimereto deprive a man of the chance of doing a thing.Rate it:

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faire charlemagneTo leave off a winner, without giving one’s adversaries a chance of revenge.Rate it:

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fancy one's chancesTo believe that one has a good chance of success.Rate it:

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fat as a pigExceptionally fat. Fat to the extent of resembling a pig. Morbidly obese.Rate it:

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Fat CatA rich person who enjoys a privileged status in societyRate it:

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