half a chance
idiom
: any opportunity
If given half a chance, she could show everyone how talented she is.
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Our Ma was an artist who wasn’t given half a chance to become one.
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
On the surface, there's the sensational one that AI is evil and will wipe us all out if given half a chance.
—David Szondy
june 28, New Atlas, 28 June 2025
The Giants also have a top receiver and an offensive-minded head coach, plus a defense that can hold its own especially if given half a chance by its offense.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Given half a chance, Matilija poppy rhizomes will send up shoots throughout your slopes or garden beds, squelching the growth of surrounding species.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
Give him room and half a chance to shoot and the chances are, the ball will soon be in the back of the net.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Polls show that if given half a chance, Venezuelans would overwhelmingly vote to boot Maduro from office.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
Audiences, the right audiences, given half a chance, would eat this up.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
Riff Raff is that unexpected gem that comes along ever so rarely now, a true original and one audiences are likely to eat up given half a chance to see it in theatres.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
On the surface, there's the sensational one that AI is evil and will wipe us all out if given half a chance.
—David Szondy
june 28, New Atlas, 28 June 2025
The Giants also have a top receiver and an offensive-minded head coach, plus a defense that can hold its own especially if given half a chance by its offense.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Given half a chance, Matilija poppy rhizomes will send up shoots throughout your slopes or garden beds, squelching the growth of surrounding species.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
Give him room and half a chance to shoot and the chances are, the ball will soon be in the back of the net.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Polls show that if given half a chance, Venezuelans would overwhelmingly vote to boot Maduro from office.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
Audiences, the right audiences, given half a chance, would eat this up.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
Riff Raff is that unexpected gem that comes along ever so rarely now, a true original and one audiences are likely to eat up given half a chance to see it in theatres.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Half a chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20a%20chance. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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