reckon without (one's) host 관용구

a ghost of a chance

a poor chance, not likely to happen That car doesn't have a ghost of a chance. It's too slow!

give up the ghost

stop hoping after a long time When will she give up the ghost? Her son has been gone for years.

white as a ghost

very pale because of fear, shock, illness etc. My sister became white as a ghost when she saw the man at the window.

ghost

out of here:"I'm ghost"

ghost of a chance

Idiom(s): ghost of a chance

Theme: CHANCE

even the slightest chance. (Slang.)
• She cant do it. She doesn't have a ghost of a chance.
• There is just a ghost of a chance that I’ll be there on time.

Ghostly presence

You can feel or otherwise sense a ghostly presence, but you cannot do it clearly only vaguely.

Hostile takeover

If a company is bought out when it does not want to be, it is known as a hostile takeover.

ghost of a|ghost

Least trace of; slightest resemblance to; smallest bit even of; a very little. Usually used with "chance" or "idea" in negative sentences, or with "smile". There wasn't a ghost of a chance that Jack would win. We didn't have the ghost of an idea where to look for John. The teacher scolded Harold for drawing a funny picture on the chalkboard, but she had a ghost of a smile.
Compare: FAT CHANCE.

ghost-writer|ghost|writer

n. A writer whose identity remains a secret and who writes for another who receives all the credit. It is rumored that John Smith's best-selling novel was written by a ghost-writer.

give up the ghost|ghost|give|give up

v. phr. To die; stop going. After a long illness, the old woman gave up the ghost. The motor turned over a few times and gave up the ghost.

reckon after (one's) host

To plan after demography into annual all the all-important or important factors or people. It was originally acclimated to call one who did not argue one's host, such as an innkeeper, back artful one's abode expenses. A: "You fabricated affairs for Mother's Day after alike allurement your mom what she wants to do?" B: "I know, I absolutely reckoned after my host on that one."Learn more: host, reckon, without

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