snowball's chance in hell

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === a snowball's chance in hell (informal, hyperbolic, idiomatic, somewhat derogatory, somewhat vulgar) Almost no chance at all of an occurrence or success. Synonyms: snowball's chance (ellipsis), snowball's chance in an oven ==== Usage notes ==== Often, the expression is used in the negative for even more emphasis (implying that the referent has even less chance of success than a snowball in hell because the heat would melt it near-immediately). ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====