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  • 121 gluck

    Interj.
    1. beim Trinken: glug (, glug); gluck, gluck machen umg., hum. (Alkohol trinken) have a few; (ertrinken) go under (for the third time); (untergehen) go down; gluck, gluck, weg war er hum. glug, glug, and down he went, bubble-bubble he was gone
    2. Henne: cluck
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    das Glück
    luck; fortune; auspiciousness; happiness; felicity; fortunateness; luckiness
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    glụck [glʊk]
    interj
    1) (von Huhn) cluck

    gluck gluck, weg war er (inf) — glug glug, and he'd gone

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    das
    2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) luck
    4) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) mercy
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    <-[e]s>
    [ˈglʏk]
    1. (günstige Fügung) luck; (Fortuna) fortune
    ein \Glück! (fam) how lucky!, what a stroke of luck!
    ein \Glück, dass... it is/was lucky that...
    jdm zum Geburtstag \Glück wünschen to wish sb [a] happy birthday
    ein Kind des \Glücks sein (geh) to have been born under a lucky star
    jdm \Glück und Segen wünschen (geh) to wish sb every good fortune
    mehr \Glück als Verstand [o als sonst was] haben (fam) to have more luck than sense [or brains]
    \Glück bringend lucky
    großes/seltenes \Glück a great/rare stroke of luck
    \Glück verheißend auspicious, propitious
    wahres \Glück sein, dass... to be really lucky [or a good thing] that...
    auf sein \Glück bauen to rely on [or trust to] one's good fortune
    jdm \Glück bringen to bring sb luck
    viel \Glück [bei etw dat/in etw dat]! good [or the best of] luck [with/in sth]!
    \Glück/kein \Glück haben to be lucky [or in luck]/unlucky [or to not be in luck]
    \Glück gehabt! (fam) that was lucky! [or a close shave!]
    das \Glück haben, etw zu tun to be lucky enough [or have the good fortune] to do sth
    das ist dein \Glück! (fam) lucky for you!
    \Glück bei jdm haben to be successful with sb
    in sein \Glück hineinstolpern (fam) to have the luck of the devil, to be incredibly lucky
    dem \Glück ein bisschen nachhelfen to improve [or help] one's/sb's luck; (mogeln) to cheat a bit
    sein \Glück [bei jdm] probieren [o versuchen] to try one's luck [with sb]
    von \Glück reden [o sagen] können, dass... to count [or consider] oneself lucky [or fam thank one's lucky stars] that...
    das \Glück ist jdm gewogen [o hold] (geh) luck was with them, fortune smiled upon [or form favoured [or AM -ored]] them
    sein \Glück verscherzen to throw away one's good fortune [or chance]
    auf sein \Glück vertrauen to trust to one's luck
    noch nichts von seinem \Glück wissen [o ahnen] (iron) to not know what's in store for one [or anything about it] yet
    jdm [viel] \Glück [bei etw dat/zu etw dat] wünschen to wish sb [good] luck [with/in sth]
    \Glück ab! (Fliegergruß) good luck!, happy [or safe] landing!
    \Glück auf! (Bergmannsgruß) good luck!
    zu jds \Glück luckily [or fortunately] for sb
    zum \Glück luckily, fortunately, happily
    zu seinem/ihrem etc. \Glück luckily for him/her etc.
    2. (Freude) happiness, joy
    jdm \Glück [und Zufriedenheit] wünschen to wish sb joy
    in \Glück und Unglück zusammenhalten to stick together through thick and thin [or come rain or come shine]
    echtes/großes \Glück true/great happiness
    eheliches/häusliches \Glück marital [or wedded]/domestic bliss
    junges \Glück young love
    kurzes \Glück short-lived happiness
    ein stilles \Glück bliss, a serene sense of happiness
    das vollkommene \Glück perfect bliss
    tiefes \Glück empfinden to feel great [or deep] joy
    sein \Glück finden to find happiness
    sein \Glück genießen to enjoy [or bask in] one's happiness
    jds ganzes \Glück sein to be sb's [whole] life, to mean the whole world to sb
    nach \Glück streben to pursue happiness
    3.
    sein \Glück mit Füßen treten to turn one's back on fortune
    \Glück und Glas, wie leicht bricht das! (prov) glass and luck, brittle muck prov
    etw auf gut \Glück tun to do sth on the off-chance, to trust to chance
    jdm lacht das \Glück fortune smiles on [or favours [or AM -ors]] sb
    sein \Glück machen to make one's fortune
    \Glück muss der Mensch [o man] haben! (fam) this must be my/your/our etc. lucky day!, my/your/our etc. luck must be in!
    jeder ist seines \Glückes Schmied (prov) life is what you make [of] it prov, everyone is the architect of his own fortune prov
    das war das \Glück des Tüchtigen he/she deserved his/her good luck [or fortune], he/she deserved the break fam
    \Glück im Unglück haben it could have been much worse [for sb], to be quite lucky in [or under] the circumstances
    man kann niemanden zu seinem \Glück zwingen (prov) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink prov
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    das; Glück[e]s
    1) luck

    ein großes/unverdientes Glück — a great/an undeserved stroke of luck

    [es ist/war] ein Glück, dass... — it's/it was lucky that...

    er hat [kein] Glück gehabt — he was [un]lucky

    jemandem Glück wünschen — wish somebody [good] luck

    viel Glück! — [the] best of luck!; good luck!

    Glück bringen — bring [good] luck

    sein Glück versuchen od. probieren — try one's luck

    zum Glück od. zu meinem/seinem usw. Glück — luckily or fortunately [for me/him etc.]

    2) (Hochstimmung) happiness

    jemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen — make somebody do what is good for him/her

    jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied(Spr.) life is what you make it

    3) (Fortuna) fortune; luck
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    gluck int
    1. beim Trinken: glug (, glug);
    gluck, gluck machen umg, hum (Alkohol trinken) have a few; (ertrinken) go under (for the third time); (untergehen) go down;
    gluck, gluck, weg war er hum glug, glug, and down he went, bubble-bubble he was gone
    2. Henne: cluck
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    das; Glück[e]s
    1) luck

    ein großes/unverdientes Glück — a great/an undeserved stroke of luck

    [es ist/war] ein Glück, dass... — it's/it was lucky that...

    er hat [kein] Glück gehabt — he was [un]lucky

    jemandem Glück wünschen — wish somebody [good] luck

    viel Glück! — [the] best of luck!; good luck!

    Glück bringen — bring [good] luck

    sein Glück versuchen od. probieren — try one's luck

    zum Glück od. zu meinem/seinem usw. Glück — luckily or fortunately [for me/him etc.]

    2) (Hochstimmung) happiness

    jemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen — make somebody do what is good for him/her

    jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied(Spr.) life is what you make it

    3) (Fortuna) fortune; luck
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    nur sing. n.
    auspiciousness n.
    beatitude n.
    bliss n.
    felicity n.
    fortune n.
    happiness n.
    luck n.
    luckiness n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > gluck

  • 122 Verdacht

    m; -(e)s, kein Pl. suspicion; Verdacht erregen arouse suspicion; Verdacht schöpfen become suspicious ( gegen of), smell a rat umg.; den Verdacht lenken oder schieben auf (+ Akk) cast suspicion on; in Verdacht haben suspect; in Verdacht kommen be suspected; ich habe den ( starken) Verdacht, dass... I have a (strong) suspicion that..., I (strongly) suspect that...; nicht den leisesten Verdacht haben not have the slightest suspicion, not be in the least bit suspicious; mein Verdacht fällt auf X I’m inclined to suspect X; in den Verdacht kommen oder geraten, etw. zu tun / getan zu haben be suspected of doing / having done s.th.; unter dem Verdacht stehen, etw. getan zu haben be under suspicion of having done s.th.; unter falschem Verdacht on false suspicion; auf bloßen Verdacht hin purely on suspicion; bei ihm besteht Verdacht auf Krebs he is suspected of having cancer; etw. auf Verdacht hin tun umg. do s.th. on spec; auf Verdacht hingehen etc. umg. go there etc. on the off-chance; erhaben
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    der Verdacht
    suspicion
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    Ver|dạcht [fɛɐ'daxt]
    m -(e)s, -e or -e
    [-'dɛçtə] suspicion; (hum = Vermutung) hunch

    im Verdacht stehen, etw getan zu haben — to be suspected of having done sth

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    Ver·dacht
    <-[e]s, -e o Verdächte>
    [fɛɐ̯ˈdaxt, pl -dɛçtə]
    m kein pl suspicion
    gibt es schon irgendeinen \Verdacht? do you have a suspect [or suspect anyone [in particular]] yet?
    jdn [bei jdm] in \Verdacht bringen to cast suspicion on sb [in the eyes of sb]
    \Verdacht erregen to arouse suspicion
    einen \Verdacht haben to have a suspicion, to suspect
    jdn in [o im] \Verdacht haben to suspect sb
    jdn in [o im] \Verdacht haben, etw getan zu haben to suspect sb of having done [or doing] sth
    den \Verdacht auf jdn lenken to cast [or throw] suspicion on sb
    den \Verdacht von sich dat auf jdn lenken to deflect suspicion [away] from oneself onto sb [else]
    [gegen jdn] \Verdacht schöpfen to become suspicious [of sb]
    im \Verdacht stehen, etw getan zu haben to be suspected of having done [or doing] sth
    etw auf \Verdacht tun to do sth on the strength of a hunch
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    der; Verdacht[e]s, Verdachte od. Verdächte suspicion

    ich geriet in [den] Verdacht, das Geld gestohlen zu haben — I was suspected of having stolen the money

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    Verdacht m; -(e)s, kein pl suspicion;
    Verdacht erregen arouse suspicion;
    Verdacht schöpfen become suspicious (
    gegen of), smell a rat umg;
    schieben auf (+akk) cast suspicion on;
    in Verdacht kommen be suspected;
    ich habe den (starken) Verdacht, dass … I have a (strong) suspicion that …, I (strongly) suspect that …;
    nicht den leisesten Verdacht haben not have the slightest suspicion, not be in the least bit suspicious;
    mein Verdacht fällt auf X I’m inclined to suspect X;
    geraten, etwas zu tun/getan zu haben be suspected of doing/having done sth;
    unter dem Verdacht stehen, etwas getan zu haben be under suspicion of having done sth;
    unter falschem Verdacht on false suspicion;
    auf bloßen Verdacht hin purely on suspicion;
    bei ihm besteht Verdacht auf Krebs he is suspected of having cancer;
    etwas auf Verdacht hin tun umg do sth on spec;
    auf Verdacht hingehen etc umg go there etc on the off-chance; erhaben
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    der; Verdacht[e]s, Verdachte od. Verdächte suspicion

    ich geriet in [den] Verdacht, das Geld gestohlen zu haben — I was suspected of having stolen the money

    * * *
    -e m.
    suspicion n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Verdacht

  • 123 flan

    n. m.
    1. 'Bosh', 'baloney', nonsense. Tout ça, c'est du flan! What a load of codswallop!
    2. Du flan! Not on your nelly! — Not bloody likely! — Certainly not!
    3. 'Con tactics', devious lies. Faire du flan: To tell a pack of lies.
      a To con one's way through (or into) something.
      b To have a go (at something) 'on the off chance', to try one's luck.
    5. Venir au flan: To 'come on the off chance', to chance it.
    6. Travail au flan: Pilfering, petty thieving.
    7. En rester comme deux ronds de flan: To be 'knocked all of a heap', to be 'flabbergasted', to be dumbfounded.

    Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French > flan

  • 124 si1

    = if, if only, to the extent that, whether, should, to the degree that.
    Ex. If our data are going to be used in other countries, we have to remember that English users would prefer standard English.
    Ex. A large proportion of the earth's population has not yet recognized the enormous advantages that would accrue if only everybody spoke English.
    Ex. A future with online catalogues will still require analytical entries, to the extent that records need to contain notes of contents of works.
    Ex. The question I will address is whether our acting on what I believe to be an invalid assumption provides valid cataloging.
    Ex. Should they have misjudged the availability of such a source, they can anticipate alternate approaches.
    Ex. To the degree that this argument is true, it paints a rather pessimistic picture of the quality of much published research.
    ----
    * ¿y si... ? = what if... ?.
    * como si = as though.
    * como si nada = unfazed.
    * como si (se tratase de) = as if.
    * como si tal cosa = unfazed, just like that.
    * comprobar si el contenido de un vídeo es adecuado o no = vet + video.
    * con respecto a si... o... = as to whether... or....
    * cuando..., si es que... = if and when.
    * ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?.
    * no importa si... o = no matter whether... or.
    * o si no = or else.
    * porque sí = for the love of it.
    * por si = in the chance that.
    * por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec.
    * por si casualidad = in the chance that.
    * por si fuera poco = to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.
    * por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.
    * por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].
    * ¿qué ocurre si... ? = what if... ?.
    * ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.
    * ¿qué sucede si... ? = what if... ?.
    * ¿quién si no...? = who else but...?.
    * si acaso = if ever, if at all, if and when.
    * si alguna vez lo fue = if it ever was.
    * si así lo desean = should they so wish, should they so wish.
    * si así lo prefieres = if you will.
    * si bien = admittedly.
    * si bien es cierto que = albeit (that).
    * si bien se mira = all things considered.
    * si contiene alguno = if any.
    * si corresponde = if applicable.
    * si Dios quiere = God willing.
    * si el tiempo lo permite = weather permitting.
    * si es así = if so, if this is the case.
    * si es necesario = if need be.
    * si eso no es posible = failing that/these.
    * si es posible = if at all possible, if at all feasible, if possible.
    * si es que sucede alguna vez = if ever.
    * si éste es el caso = if this is the case.
    * si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.
    * si existe alguno = if any.
    * si fuera pertinente = if applicable.
    * si fuese pertinente = if applicable.
    * si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.
    * si hay tiempo = time permitting.
    * si + Infinitivo + o no = whether or not to + Infinitivo.
    * si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....
    * si los comparamos = in comparison.
    * si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.
    * si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.
    * si no = if not.
    * si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
    * si no es así = if this is not the case.
    * si no estoy equivocado = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.
    * si no fuera así = if it were not.
    * si no hay ningún contratiempo = all being well.
    * si no intervienen otros factores = ceteris paribus.
    * si no intervienen otros factores = all (other) things being equal.
    * si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.
    * si no me equivoco = AFAIK (as far as I know).
    * si no ocurre ningún imprevisto = all (other) things being equal.
    * si no + Pronombre + fallar la memoria = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.
    * si nos detenemos a reflexionar sobre ello = on reflection.
    * si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.
    * si procede = if applicable, if appropriate.
    * si queda tiempo = time permitting.
    * si + se + Indicativo = if + Participio Pasado.
    * si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.
    * si se necesita = if need be.
    * si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.
    * si se quiere que + Nombre + sea = if + Nombre + be + to be.
    * si + SER + Adjetivo = if + Adjetivo.
    * si + ser + posible = whenever possible, when possible.
    * si sigue así = at this rate.
    * si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.
    * si todo va bien = all being well.
    * si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.
    * si vamos a eso = for that matter.

    Spanish-English dictionary > si1

  • 125 наугад

    1) General subject: at( one's) own sweet will, at a guess, at a venture, at hazard, at random, at venture, blindly, by guess, by guess, hit or miss, hit-or-miss, hitty missy, hob a nob, hob and nob, hob-nob, hobnob, in hit and miss fashion, random, off chance (do smth on the off chance), off the top of head, at a rough guess
    2) Rare: errantly
    3) Mathematics: by rule of thumb, randomly
    4) Graphic expression: hog's law
    5) Oceanography: ad hoc (лат)
    6) Makarov: by guess-work, on spec, wild

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > наугад

  • 126 Glück

    Glück <-[e]s> [ʼglʏk] nt
    1) ( günstige Fügung) luck;
    ( Fortuna) fortune;
    ein \Glück! ( fam) how lucky!, what a stroke of luck!;
    ein \Glück, dass... it is/was lucky that...;
    jdm zum Geburtstag \Glück wünschen to wish sb [a] happy birthday;
    ein Kind des \Glücks sein ( geh) to have been born under a lucky star;
    jdm \Glück und Segen wünschen ( geh) to wish sb every good fortune;
    mehr \Glück als Verstand [o als sonst was] haben ( fam) to have more luck than sense [or brains];
    \Glück bringend lucky;
    großes/seltenes \Glück a great/rare stroke of luck;
    \Glück verheißend auspicious, propitious;
    wahres \Glück sein, dass... to be really lucky [or a good thing] that...;
    auf sein \Glück bauen to rely on [or trust to] one's good fortune;
    jdm \Glück bringen to bring sb luck;
    viel \Glück [bei/in etw]! good [or the best of] luck [with/in sth]!;
    \Glück/kein \Glück haben to be lucky [or in luck] /unlucky [or to not be in luck];
    \Glück gehabt! ( fam) that was lucky! [or a close shave!];
    das \Glück haben, etw zu tun to be lucky enough [or have the good fortune] to do sth;
    das ist dein \Glück! ( fam) lucky for you!;
    \Glück bei jdm haben to be successful with sb;
    in sein \Glück hineinstolpern ( fam) to have the luck of the devil, to be incredibly lucky;
    dem \Glück ein bisschen nachhelfen to improve [or help] one's/sb's luck;
    ( mogeln) to cheat a bit;
    sein \Glück [bei jdm] probieren [o versuchen] to try one's luck [with sb];
    von \Glück reden [o sagen] können, dass... to count [or consider] oneself lucky [or ( fam) thank one's lucky stars] that...;
    das \Glück ist jdm gewogen [o hold] ( geh) luck was with them, fortune smiled upon [or ( form) favoured [or (Am) -ored] ] them;
    sein \Glück verscherzen to throw away one's good fortune [or chance];
    auf sein \Glück vertrauen to trust to one's luck;
    noch nichts von seinem \Glück wissen [o ahnen]; ( iron) to not know what's in store for one [or anything about it] yet;
    jdm [viel] \Glück [bei/ zu etw dat] wünschen to wish sb [good] luck [with/in sth];
    \Glück ab! ( Fliegergruß) good luck!, happy [or safe] landing!;
    \Glück auf! ( Bergmannsgruß) good luck!;
    zu jds \Glück luckily [or fortunately] for sb;
    zum \Glück luckily, fortunately, happily;
    zu seinem/ihrem etc. \Glück luckily for/her etc.
    2) ( Freude) happiness, joy;
    jdm \Glück [und Zufriedenheit] wünschen to wish sb joy;
    in \Glück und Unglück zusammenhalten to stick together through thick and thin [or come rain or come shine];
    echtes/großes \Glück true/great happiness;
    eheliches/häusliches \Glück marital [or wedded] /domestic bliss;
    junges \Glück young love;
    kurzes \Glück short-lived happiness;
    ein stilles \Glück bliss, a serene sense of happiness;
    das vollkommene \Glück perfect bliss;
    tiefes \Glück empfinden to feel great [or deep] joy;
    sein \Glück genießen to enjoy [or bask in] one's happiness;
    jds ganzes \Glück sein to be sb's [whole] life, to mean the whole world to sb;
    nach \Glück streben to pursue happiness
    WENDUNGEN:
    sein \Glück mit Füßen treten to turn one's back on fortune;
    \Glück und Glas, wie leicht bricht das! (wie leicht bricht das!) glass and luck, brittle muck ( prov)
    \Glück muss der Mensch [o man] haben! ( fam) this must be my/your/our etc. lucky day!, my/your/our etc. luck must be in!;
    jeder ist seines \Glückes Schmied ( prov) life is what you make [of] it ( prov), everyone is the architect of his own fortune ( prov)
    das war das \Glück des Tüchtigen he/she deserved his/her good luck [or fortune], he/she deserved the break ( fam)
    \Glück im Unglück haben it could have been much worse [for sb], to be quite lucky in [or under] the circumstances;
    etw auf gut \Glück tun to do sth on the off-chance, to trust to chance;
    jdm lacht das \Glück fortune smiles on [or favours [or (Am) -ors] ] sb;
    sein \Glück machen to make one's fortune;
    man kann niemanden zu seinem \Glück zwingen ( prov) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink ( prov) s. a. Pech

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Glück

  • 127 на авось

    НА АВОСЬ / НАОБУМ /НА УДАЧУ / НА ШАРУ разг.
    on the off chance / for the hell of it / (to give) it a shot рассчитывая на везение, удачу; без уверенности в успехе предпринимаемых действий counting on luck, good fortune; to take sth on with little hope of success

    Я отослал заявление на удачу. I sent in an application on the off chance I'd get the job.

    Дополнение к русско-английским словарям > на авось

  • 128 на удачу

    НА АВОСЬ / НАОБУМ /НА УДАЧУ / НА ШАРУ разг.
    on the off chance / for the hell of it / (to give) it a shot рассчитывая на везение, удачу; без уверенности в успехе предпринимаемых действий counting on luck, good fortune; to take sth on with little hope of success

    Я отослал заявление на удачу. I sent in an application on the off chance I'd get the job.

    Дополнение к русско-английским словарям > на удачу

См. также в других словарях:

  • on the off chance — In hope rather than expectation • • • Main Entry: ↑chance * * * on the off chance phrase if you do something on the off chance, you do it even though you think it is unlikely to succeed She thought of ringing him on the off chance of catching him …   Useful english dictionary

  • on the off-chance — if you do something on the off chance, you do it because you hope you will get or find something or someone, even if it is not very likely. I don t think he works in the shop on Saturdays, but you could stop by on the off chance. Journalists… …   New idioms dictionary

  • on the off-chance —    If you do something on the off chance, you think there might be a slight possibility of success.     I went into the supermarket on the off chance that I would find a map …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • on the off chance — if you do something on the off chance, you do it even though you think it is unlikely to succeed She thought of ringing him on the off chance of catching him at home …   English dictionary

  • on the (off) chance — just in case. → chance …   English new terms dictionary

  • on the off chance — ► on the (off) chance just in case. Main Entry: ↑chance …   English terms dictionary

  • on the off chance — because it is possible but unlikely. I bought a first edition of the book on the off chance that it might be valuable someday …   New idioms dictionary

  • on the (off) chance — idi on the (off) chance, counting on the (slight) possibility …   From formal English to slang

  • do something on the off chance — do sth on the ˈoff chance idiom to do sth even though you think that there is only a small possibility of it being successful • She scanned the crowd on the off chance of seeing someone she knew. • I called in at the office on the off chance that …   Useful english dictionary

  • on the off chance (that) — on the ˈoff chance (that) idiom because of the possibility of sth happening, although it is unlikely • I didn t think you d be at home but I just called by on the off chance. Main entry: ↑chanceidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • off chance — offˈ chance or off chance noun A remote chance (on the offchance or on the off chance (with that or of) just in case, in the hope of (something happening)) • • • Main Entry: ↑off * * * ˈoff chance [off chance] noun …   Useful english dictionary

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