buckley's and none

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von buckley's and none im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A supposed two chances (probabilities), being Buckley's chance (meaning a very small chance) or no chance at all

Etymologie

() Uncertain. Perhaps a pun on the Melbourne department store Buckley and Nunn. Perhaps derived from Buckley's chance. (Reference: Bill Wannan, Australian Folklore, Lansdowne Press, 1970, reprint 1979 ISBN 0-7018-1309-1, entry for "Buckley's Chance".)