sporting chance, a
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sporting chance, a
A fair chance for success, as in She thinks she has a sporting chance for being named bureau chief. [Colloquial; late 1800s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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A Sporting Chance
(1945 Comedy Film)
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(1931 Romance Film)
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(1932 Crime Film)
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