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Like a snowball's chance in hell

Posted by Shae on July 07, 2003

In Reply to: Like a snowball's chance in hell posted by MM on July 07, 2003

: Hi:

: Hi, need help again.

: When a man was talking about his chance of
: getting a promotion, he said:

: "It was like a snowball's chance in hell."

: What did he mean?

: Thanks.

The possibility that a snowball can survive in hell is nil. The man believed that his chance of getting a promotion was nil.

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