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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈlong ˌshot, n. [countable]- Gamesa horse in a race, or a team, etc., that has little chance of winning and carries long odds.
- an undertaking that is unlikely to be successful.
Idioms- Idioms by a long shot, by any means:You aren't finished by a long shot.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024long′ shot′, - Gamesa 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.
- Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]a camera shot taken at a relatively great distance from the subject and permitting a broad view of a scene. Cf. closeup (def. 2), medium shot.
- Idioms by a long shot, by any means;
by a measurable degree:They haven't finished by a long shot.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: long shot n - 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
- a shot where the camera is or appears to be distant from the object to be photographed
- by a long shot ⇒ by any means: he still hasn't finished by a long shot
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