Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “stand a chance“ and its meaning is “to have a possibility/hope of success”.
Example Sentence: This time around, it is Mr. (Ranil) Wickremesinghe who has come to symbolise order and preservation of the status quo. His self-interest and the interests of some powerful political and global actors coincide in making him the front-runner for the post of interim President, who will be elected by Parliament. After all, it is clear that in a presidential election requiring the support of a popular majority, he would not stand a chance.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article A revolt that could turn into a revolution and click here to read it.
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