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long shot definition

long shot

  1. Informal
    1. in betting, a choice that has only a slight chance of winning and, hence, carries great odds
    2. 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 the camera at some distance from the subject or action
long shot Idioms

not by a long shot

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Informal absolutely not

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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