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I need to make sure that when I'm running out to the drugstore I'm not wearing a Biore strip or something. Not that I expect anyone to recognize me, but on the off chance they do, I just don't want to embarrass myself.
Ellie Kemper

Meaning of "on the off chance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ON THE OFF CHANCE

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WHAT DOES ON THE OFF CHANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of on the off chance in the English dictionary

The definition of on the off chance in the dictionary is with the hope.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ON THE OFF CHANCE

on the level
on the loose
on the make
on the market
on the mend
on the money
on the move
on the nail
on the nod
on the nose
on the off-chance
on the outer
on the panel
on the parish
on the part of
on the pig´s back
on the piss
on the point of
on the port bow
on the prowl

WORDS THAT END LIKE ON THE OFF CHANCE

a dog´s chance
advance
bechance
Buckley´s chance
by chance
chance
enhance
fighting chance
hance
happenchance
mischance
not a cat in hell´s chance
off chance
off-chance
on the chance
on the off-chance
outside chance
perchance
snaphance
stand a chance
the main chance

Synonyms and antonyms of on the off chance in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «on the off chance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ON THE OFF CHANCE

Find out the translation of on the off chance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of on the off chance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «on the off chance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在关闭的机会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por si acaso
570 millions of speakers

English

on the off chance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद मौका पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على فرصة قبالة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на всякий случай
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

na chance
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধ সুযোগ উপর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à tout hasard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pada peluang luar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auf gut Glück
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オフのチャンスについて
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오프 기회 에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing kasempatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trên cơ hội ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆஃப் வாய்ப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद संधीवर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kapalı şans eseri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sulla possibilità off
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na off szansa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на всякий випадок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe sansa off
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στη μακριά πιθανότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op die af kans
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på off chans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på off sjanse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of on the off chance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ON THE OFF CHANCE»

The term «on the off chance» is very widely used and occupies the 9.681 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ON THE OFF CHANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about on the off chance

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QUOTES WITH «ON THE OFF CHANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word on the off chance.
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Ellie Kemper
I need to make sure that when I'm running out to the drugstore I'm not wearing a Biore strip or something. Not that I expect anyone to recognize me, but on the off chance they do, I just don't want to embarrass myself.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ON THE OFF CHANCE»

Discover the use of on the off chance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to on the off chance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sopolyrimu: Songs from the Villa
... no turning back, the voyage once begun, creaking timbers, a brutal sun, lips tasting salt-spray & the tide running free with the lure of the living blue sea, I wonder how the waves for me will dance under sail again - on the Off—Chance 2 . got ...
Marcus M. Cornelius, 2009
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Mrs. Pargeter's Point of Honour: A Mrs. Pargeter's Mystery
There's been nothing heard from him since the death of the late Mr Pargeter.' 'I know that, sir, but I still thought it might be worth ringing his number.' 'Why?' 'Just on the off chance.' 'Just on the off chance?' The repetition dripped with scorn.
Simon Brett, 2002
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Learn to Speak Like the French: French Idiomatic Expressions
... est une vraie loterie to do something on the off chance faire quelque chose à tout hasard I did it on the off chance / I asked the question just on the off chance je l'ai fait à tout hasard / j'ai posé la question à tout hasard I went along on spec*;  ...
Arnold Borton, Henri Mauffrais, 2010
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
This phrase uses chance in the sense of “a possibility or probability for some event,” a usage dating from the late 1700s. It is sometimes put as on the off chance, meaning “on the slight but unlikely possibility,” as in I came late on the off chance ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Polish with CD-ROM: ...
something is off balance, they are in a position where they are likely to fall or be knocked down: to knock/throw someone 01f balance D chwiejny, wytracony z rownowagi, chwiejnie off-chance /'Dft_[(1:ns/ noun UK informal on the off-chance  ...
Cambridge University Press, 2011
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Chambers Idioms
... rail. off the record see record. on the off-chance because of a slight chance ( that something might be so, happen etc): We waited, on the off-chance (that) he might come. put (someone or something) off see put. put (someone) off ( something) ...
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Chambers concise dictionary
... less commercial theatres located outside the Broadway area in New York and the productions they perform. off-centre > adj not quite central. off chance see on the off chance at chance off-colour >adj 1 said especially of a diamond: not of a ...
Ian Brookes, 2004
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
... rail. off the record see record. on the off-chance because of a slight chance ( that something might be so, happen etc): We waited, on the off-chance (that) he might come. put (someone or something) off see put. put (someone) off ( something) ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
4 out of (a vehicle, train etc): We got off the bus. .off-'beat ad) (si) unusual: off-beat clothes; His clothes are a bit off-beat. .off- chance nc ( no pi) a slight chance: \\ ewaited, on the off-chance ( that) he might come ; There is an off-chance that he ...
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The Poetry of Derek Mahon
The 'new leaf' is proverbial and figurative but also punningly literalized: I who know nothing Scribbling on the off-chance, Darkening the white page, Cultivating my ignorance. Like 'The Blackbird' (CP 110) whose 'diffident, resilient song' is set  ...
Hugh Haughton, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ON THE OFF CHANCE»

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Berkeley's Cell-Phone Warning Highlights the Limits of the 'Right to …
... of a salmonella outbreak, consumers have a right to know so they don't buy that chicken on the off chance it finds its way into a supermarket. «New York Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United: Is it going to happen?
... of his life at Madrid. Such as ... Training! On the off chance you haven't seen it, here's a video of Ronaldo getting a little pissy in practice. «The Busby Babe, Jul 15»
3
Commentary: Key players in Bears rebuild
Of course, that's on the off chance Cutler actually takes the time to interact with fans. No. 2: Antrel Rolle — The Bears inked Rolle to a three-year ... «Kankakee Daily Journal, Jul 15»
4
BISE Sahiwal Board SSC 10th class (matriculation) result 2015 had …
On the off chance that Ministry of Education keep associated with Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Sahiwal it turn out to be ... «Dispatch News Desk, Jul 15»
5
Local elementary school has an extra $100k to spend this school year
They sent Ellen a video on the off chance they would win 10,000 dollars, instead they won 10 times that. With a new school year about to kick ... «WJHL, Jul 15»
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Hackers Dominant Force In The Digital Niche, Demonstrated How …
The arrangement of this advanced age must be that on the off chance that we customers put our confidence under the control of organizations ... «Times Gazette, Jul 15»
7
US: Netanyahu expects Iran to capitulate in return for nothing
On the off chance that they will succeed, however, the deal's critics will have achieved a monumental Pyrrhic victory: for both the United States ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
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Spotting for Spots
Today, faced with the humdrum task of taking old stuff out to the compost bin, I grabbed a camera on the off chance I might see something more ... «The Journal, Jul 15»
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'Paper Towns' Review: The Manic Pixie Dream Girl Who Wasn't There
Those magical individuals who inspired us to change our personality from top to bottom, just on the off chance that they might like us better that ... «Crave Online, Jul 15»
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3 Numbers: European PMIs edge higher, US PMI and new home sales
You can make $2000 a week trading everything you need to do is figure out how, on the off chance that I can do it anyone can. Sign up with a ... «TradingFloor.com, Jul 15»

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