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long shot

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.
Movies, Television. a camera shot taken at a relatively great distance from the subject and permitting a broad view of a scene.Compare closeup(def 2), medium shot.

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Idioms for long shot

    by a long shot, by any means; by a measurable degree: They haven't finished by a long shot.

Origin of long shot

First recorded in 1785–95

Words nearby long shot

long primer, long purse, long radial extensor muscle of wrist, long rifle, long s, long shot, long shot, a, long splice, long suit, long sweetening, long tail
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British Dictionary definitions for by a long shot

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 a long shot by any meanshe still hasn't finished by a long shot
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Idioms and Phrases with by a long shot

by a long shot

see under long shot.

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