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Domdom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
A cat's hope in the hell?
-We can not drive to the Highlands in one day.
-I told Gavin we'd be there tonight.
-We haven't got a cat's hope in the hell.
-We can share the driving.
What's the mean of the bold? Thank you.
-I told Gavin we'd be there tonight.
-We haven't got a cat's hope in the hell.
-We can share the driving.
What's the mean of the bold? Thank you.
Top answer
It doesn't read properly; it presumably should say "We haven't got a cat's hope in H ell". This means they have no hope whatsoever (of reaching their destination that night). It is an elaboration of the standard expression "to not have a hope in ****".
- It doesn't read properly; it presumably should say "We haven't got a cat's hope in H ell".
- This means they have no hope whatsoever (of reaching their destination that night).
- It is an elaboration of the standard expression "to not have a hope in ****".
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It doesn't read properly; it presumably should say "We haven't got a cat's hope in Hell". This means they have no hope whatsoever (of reaching their destination that night). It is an elaboration of the standard expression "to not have a hope in ****".
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