long shot

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• long shot — in the figurative sense of something unlikely, 1867, from LONG (Cf. long) + SHOT (Cf. shot). The notion is of a shot at a target from a great distance, thus difficult to make. Cinematic sense is from 1922 …   Etymology dictionary

• long shot — long′ shot n. 1) gam a horse, team, etc., that has little chance of winning and carries long odds 2) an attempt or undertaking that offers much but in which there is little chance for success 3) an attempt or guess that is unlikely to be… …   From formal English to slang

• long shot — ► NOUN ▪ a venture or guess that has only the slightest chance of succeeding or being accurate. ● (not) by a long shot Cf. ↑not by a long shot …   English terms dictionary

• long shot — n. 1. Informal a) in betting, a choice that has only a slight chance of winning and, hence, carries great odds b) any venture with only a slight chance of success, but offering great rewards if successful 2. Film TV a scene shot with or as with… …   English World dictionary

• long shot — long ,shot noun count an attempt or guess at something that probably will not be successful or accurate, but is worth trying: It s a long shot, but it might just work …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• long shot — If something is a long shot, there is only a very small chance of success …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• long shot — [n] outside chance fluke, hundredto one shot, little chance, lucky shot, no chance, off chance, one in a million*, slim chance, small chance; concept 679 …   New thesaurus

• Long shot — In photography, film and video, a long shot (sometimes referred to as a full shot or a wide shot) typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings; however, it is not as… …   Wikipedia

• long-shot — (LS)   a camera view of an object or character from a considerable distance so that it appears relatively small in the frame, e.g., a person standing in a crowd of people or a horse in a vast landscape; variations are the medium long shot (or mid …   Glossary of cinematic terms

• long\ shot — noun 1. A bet or other risk taken though not likely to succeed. The horse was a long shot, but it came in and paid well. Jones was a long shot for mayor. The business long shot that succeeds often pays extremely well. 2. See: by a long shot •• an …   Словарь американских идиом

• long shot — 1. a horse, team, etc., that has little chance of winning and carries long odds. 2. an attempt or undertaking that offers much but in which there is little chance for success. 3. Motion Pictures, Television. a camera shot taken at a relatively… …   Universalium