Buckley's
/ˈbʌklɪ/noun
(用于短语 ［not］ have Buckley's或Buckley's chance)
- Austral./NZ informal used to suggest that someone has little or no hope of achieving a particular aim〈澳/新西兰, 非正式〉微乎其微的希望, 几乎没有可能：
the vehicle had Buckley's chance of stopping.
这车几乎没有停下来的可能。
词源
late 19th cent.: sometimes said to be from the name of William Buckley (died 1856)， who， despite dire predictions as to his chances of survival， lived with the Aboriginals for many years.