long shot
long shot • n. a venture or guess that has only the slightest chance of succeeding or being accurate: it's a long shot, but well worth trying. ∎ Film a shot including objects at a distance: using a dummy in long shot the film opened on a long lingering shot.PHRASES: (not) by a long shot inf. (not) by far or at all: she had not told Tony everything, not by a long shot.
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