main chance

noun

: the best chance for personal or financial gain
kept an eye on the main chance

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Thursday brings our main chance of rain the next several days as a cold front comes through. Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2022 The two become precarious friends, with Norma forever seizing the main chance, often to Susan’s detriment. Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 7 June 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of main chance was in 1577

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“Main chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%20chance. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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