"Buckley's and none" nghĩa là gì?

"Buckley's and none" = cách chơi chữ với tên 'Buckley's & Nunn', một cửa hàng bách hóa được mở năm 1851 và đóng cửa năm 1982, đôi khi dùng theo sau 'two chances' -> cụm từ này nghĩa là (hầu như) không có cơ hội.

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At this point it appears to me that the chances of the T20 World Cup going ahead are somewhere between Buckley's and none," Chappell said.

“We had five days of rehearsals scheduled, starting (Monday),” Minchin tweeted on Sunday evening, adding that there were also stages and production to build in the lead-up to the gigs. “Even if we could somehow just turn up and perform the chances that 5K people will be allowed to gather this weekend are somewhere between Buckley’s and none,” the 45-year-old added. “We are going to try to figure out how to reschedule! Stay tuned. And I’m incredibly sorry. Such a bugger. xxx”

Over the years he saw many whites in Port Phillip Bay but resisted making contact for fear of capture. When Batman and his colonists arrived in 1835, Buckley overcame his reluctance (miễn cưỡng) and made contact, because he feared violence between natives and white invaders (kẻ xâm lược da trắng). It took time to remember how to speak English but he found his tongue. Batman took him on as an interpreter but he felt that both sides distrusted him. Buckley resisted capitalising on his story and later moved to Tasmania, where he worked in various jobs. When he was talked into telling of his life, it never made him rich. It did earn him a pension (tiền trợ cấp) and some fame. He is now remembered in the expression “Buckley’s chance”, referring to his slim chance of survival. When a store named Buckley and Nunn opened in Victoria in 1851, the joke was “you have two chances: Buckley’s and none”. Buckley married the widow Julie Eager in 1840; they had a daughter. He died in 1856.

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