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dark horse n.
fat chance n.

NOUN

dark horse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

also-ran long shot sleeper underdog

WEAK

hundred-to-one shot improbability little chance little opportunity outside chance outside shot poor bet poor lookout poor possibility poor prognosis slim chance small chance stalking horse unexpected winner unknown unknown quantity unlikelihood unlikely winner upsetter

NOUN

fat chance

Synonyms

WEAK

chance in a million ghost of a chance impossible no chance no way not a prayer poor outlook poor possibility slim chance small chance snowball's chance in hell unthinkable very little chance when hell freezes over

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poor prospect

The neighbor sounds like a poor prospect, so Miss Manners suggests directing the instruction to your son.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2020

And if war was a poor prospect, peace talks weren’t a great option either.

From Time ● Jan. 11, 2013

But over-indebted Britain is a poor prospect in this regard.

From Economist ● Jan. 27, 2011

To many, the world of 1950 looked like a poor prospect for free international business.

From Time Magazine Archive

Don't think, Belle, that I mind the hard times, the work and all; not even the school for Ned, and the poor prospect for the children.

From Together by Robert Herrick

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