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CONTEST
HE HAS AS MUCH CHANCE AS A ONE LEGGED MAN IN AN ASS-KICKIN.
Submitter comment:
USUALLY SAID WHEN YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE ENTERING SOME TYPE OF
COMPETITIVE EVENT, AND HE DOESN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FUTILITY ; SIMILE COMPARISON
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 00-00-1969