Hello and I'm Rob. We're going to look at an idiom that's about the

possibility of winning. It's be in with a shout. Be in with a shout.

Shout! So this is about being loud and making a noise. Well actually it's not jying.

To be in with a shout means to have a good chance of winning something or

succeeding in something and there's no need to

shout if you want to win.

Right so this informal British idiom is about having the possibility of winning or

succeeding. So my favorite football team is currently in second

place. They are in with a shout of winning the league if they score a few more goals.

Hmm but only if there is a realistic chance or probability that they will do it.

And this idiom is not just used for sport,

it's for any situation in which winning something is a possibility.

Okay, so for example I'm in with a shout of getting a promotion at work. If the interview goes well... Well good luck with that. Let's hear some

more examples of this idiom shall we?

According to your teachers you could be in with a shout of getting top grades in all your exams.

The athlete was in with a shout of winning a gold medal until he tripped over at the last minute and only came third.

I think we're in with a shout of raising enough money to build the new children's playground.

This is the English we speak and we're looking at the idiom be in with a shout which we use when there is the possibility of winning or succeeding in something.

Yes as I say it's when there is a good chance you will win. If it's unlikely you're going to achieve something,

then we don't use it. I would like to climb to the top of Mount Everest,

but let's be honest, I'm not in with a shout of doing that.

True, but I've just bought a lottery ticket,

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