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Narrator: Today's word is "No-Chance" — phrase, pronounced /nəʊ tʃɑːns/, with the stress on "chance".
Narrator: No-chance means absolutely not, there is no possibility of that happening.
Narrator: In plain English, no chance means not a hope — like saying no chance to an impossible request.
Narrator: It comes from the words no, from the Old English nā, and chance, from the Old French cheance.
Narrator: "No chance of" describes there being no possibility of something happening.
Narrator: It differs from no way because no chance emphasizes impossibility, whereas no way is a refusal.
Narrator: "Not a chance" is a related phrase meaning absolutely not, no possibility.
Narrator: Everyday speech, refusal, description, social life and informality all rely on the phrase no-chance.
Narrator: So remember: no-chance means no possibility, from no and chance.
Speaker A: What does no-chance mean?
Speaker B: No possibility! NO-CHANCE combines no and chance, from the Old French cheance, so it means absolutely not, there is no possibility.
Speaker A: So no chance means not a hope?
Speaker B: Yes — absolutely not!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "No chance of"; "not a chance"; "no chance at all" — possibility, phrase and emphasis.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse no-chance with fat chance, because no-chance means no possibility, while fat chance is sarcastic for little chance.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'No way' the refusal cousin, 'fat chance' the sarcastic twin, 'never' the absolute alternative. The phrase keeps its impossible charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "no-chance" in AI prompts — useful for social apps and conversation tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame social?
Speaker B: Right. For a social app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide to refusing with no-chance, naming two examples.
Speaker A: How about a conversation tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to advise:
Prompt: Draft a guide to no-chance versus fat chance, naming one difference.
Speaker A: Could it help with a writing bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame dialogue:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences how a character uses no-chance, naming one context.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For an informal chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short note on no-chance phrases, naming one example.
No chance — meaning in Arabic & definition More N courses GL Dictionary