English / phrase
A Slender Hope
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A very faint, slight, or remote chance that something positive will occur
In context
01
Even without a printed receipt, I retained a slender hope that the merchant would recognize my transaction.
02
There was only a slender hope of obtaining reimbursement once the distributor declared insolvency.
Synonyms
a faint hope,a slim chance,a glimmer of hope
Antonyms
a solid guarantee,high certainty,a foregone conclusion
Collocations
cling to a slender hope,offer a slender hope,retain a slender hope