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snowball snowball1. [ʹsnəʋbɔ:l] n
<Í> 1. снежок; снежный ком
2. денежный сбор, при котором каждый участник обязуется привлечь других
3. 1) бот. калина (Viburnum)
2) белые цветы калины
4. кул. «снежок», замороженный десерт с сиропом
5. танец типа котильона
2. [ʹsnəʋbɔ:l] v
<Í> 1. 1) играть в снежки
2) обстреливать снежками
2. лепить снежки
3. 1) расти как снежный ком
opposition to the war snowballed - борьба против этой войны усиливалась
2) (постепенно) доводить до огромных размеров
to snowball a small business into a great enterprise - превратить небольшое дело в гигантское предприятие
snowball Идиома
a snowball's chance in hell
little or no chance to succeed If I write the test now, I won't have a snowball's chance in hell.
snowball
grow, become bigger, spread to other people Among students, discontent can snowball. It can spread rapidly.
have a snowball's chance in hell
Idiom(s): have a snowball's chance in hell
Theme: CHANCE
to have no chance at all; to have a chance no greater than that of a snowball in hell. (A snowball would melt in hell and have no chance of surviving. Use hell with caution.)
• He has a snowball's chance in hell of passing the test.
• You don't have a snowball's chance in hell of her agreeing to marry you.
Not a snowball's chance in hell
There is absolutely no possibility of something hapening if there's not a snowball's chance in hell.
a snowball's chance
very little chance (as much chance as a snowball has in hell): "We don't have a snowball's chance of winning that contract!"
have a snowball's chance in hell|chance|have|hell|
v. phr. To be condemned to failure; enjoy a zero chance of success. Pessimists used to think that we had a snowball's chance in hell to put a man on the moon; yet we did it in July, 1969.
snowball's chance in hell, a
snowball's chance in hell, a
No chance at all, as in He hasn't a snowball's chance in hell of getting there in two hours. This idiom, nearly always used negatively, alludes to the traditional view of hell as extremely hot, causing snow to melt at once. [Late 1800s]
An snowball idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with snowball, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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