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long shot
[lawng shot, long]
noun
a horse, team, etc., that has little chance of winning and carries long odds.
an attempt or undertaking that offers much but in which there is little chance for success.
Getting tickets at this late date is a long shot, but I'll give it a whirl.
Movies, Television.a camera shot taken at a relatively great distance from the subject and permitting a broad view of a scene.
long shot
noun
a competitor, as in a race, considered to be unlikely to win
a bet against heavy odds
an undertaking, guess, or possibility with little chance of success
films television a shot where the camera is or appears to be distant from the object to be photographed
by any means
he still hasn't finished by a long shot
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of long shot1
Idioms and Phrases
by a long shot, by any means; by a measurable degree (usually used in the negative).
They haven't finished by a long shot.
Example Sentences
"It's a long shot, but it's a big statement and I think after 55 years – we have been trying to get her back ever since," he added.
While Vopat said he initially pegged the ballot referendum a “long shot” and a “Hail Mary,” he now regrets that characterization.
It's a long shot in a deep-red state, but Scholten has some advantages, including being the pitcher for the Sioux City Explorers.
"Trump's trade war is not over – not by a long shot," is the verdict of Grace Fan of the consultancy TS Lombard.
“They are more consistent right now than they were last year. Are they a finished product? Not by a long shot, but we like the progress. And that’s what the game of baseball is — progression.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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