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1 not have a Chinaman's chance
амер.; жарг.не иметь никаких шансов [оборот связан с трудными условиями жизни китайцев в условиях сегрегации]If you are ready and able to give up everything else, and will study the market and every stock listed there... and will glue your nose to the ticker tape at the opening of every day of the year and never take it off till night... you have a Chinaman's chance. (‘New York Mirror’) — Если вы откажетесь от всего в жизни и будете только изучать положение дел на фондовой бирже... если будете ежедневно с утра до вечера, не поднимая головы следить за телеграфным аппаратом, печатающим на ленте последние биржевые новости... у вас все равно будет очень мало шансов разбогатеть.
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