Given half the chance....

[Theseus]

if someone would do something given half a chance, they would certainly do it if they had the opportunity or if they were allowed any opportunity.
--He'd steal from his own grandmother, given half the chance.
--Given half a chance I'd leave this job today.
--Given half a chance, most writers would rather talk about a project than work on it.
Also used in the form 'give someone/something half a chance':-
--If we give Geoff half a chance, he could paint that kind of portrait.:devil:

 

[Themis†]

Με την παραμικρή ευκαιρία.

 

[azimuthios]

The word 'παραμικρό' can render "half the chance". Hence...

Αν έβρισκε την παραμικρή ευκαιρία θα έκλεβε ακόμα και από τη γιαγιά του, for the first example.

 

[azimuthios]

Μαζί γράφαμε, Θέμη! :)

 

[Themis†]

Θα χτυπήσουμε χρυσό όταν μπει στους Ολυμπιακούς το άθλημα της συγχρονικής λεξιλογίας.