be in with a shout
idiom
British, informal
: to have a good chance of winning or achieving something
We aren't too far behind, so we're still in with a shout.
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Expected to be in with a shout are Pathé’s big-canvas biopic De Gaulle — potentially filling a similar slot to The Count Of Monte Cristo — and Rebecca Zlotowski’s Vie Privée.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Be in with a shout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20in%20with%20a%20shout. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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