IDIOM: "used to say that one wants something to happen but knows it will probably not happen" Crossword Clue

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IDIOM: "used to say that one wants something to happen but knows it will probably not happen" Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

PROBABLY (adverb)
1. easy to believe on the basis of available evidence
2. with considerable certainty; without much doubt
HAPPEN (verb)
1. come upon, as if by accident; meet with
2. come into being; become reality

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