buckley-s-and-none

Noun

(Australia, idiomatic, informal) A supposed two chances (probabilities), being Buckley's chance (meaning a very small chance) or no chance at all.

Origin

Uncertain. Perhaps from Buckley's chance. Perhaps a pun on the Melbourne department store Buckley & Nunn.

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