slim to none

idiom

: almost none
"What are their chances of winning?" "Slim to none."

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The possibility of another blowout is slim to none, the executive said. Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025 Christmas has a whole canon of music devoted to the holiday, and there are plenty of spooky songs to soundtrack Halloween each year — but the amount of tunes out there dedicated to Thanksgiving are slim to none. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 25 Nov. 2025 And the chances for any Democratic crossovers are slim to none, at least in the Senate. Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2025 The chances of the Bengals making the playoffs are slim to none. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slim to none

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“Slim to none.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slim%20to%20none. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.

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