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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

One-in-a-million shot

Hi,

We flash back to the first time she learned she was pregnant: The doctor proclaimed it a "miracle," and Carlos called it a "one-in-a-million shot"

What does 'one-in-a-million shot' mean here?

Thanks a lot.
  

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Hi, The odds against her getting pregnant were 1,000,000 to 1. ie it was very, very unlikely. Clive

  • Hi, The odds against her getting pregnant were 1,000,000 to 1.
  • ie it was very, very unlikely.
  • Clive
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Hi,

The odds against her getting pregnant were 1,000,000 to 1.

ie it was very, very unlikely.

Clive

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