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longshot
noun
a venture involving great risk; in horse racing, a bet on a horse with very long odds UK, 1869
Originally race track slang.- Only suckers lay it all in on more than one horse race. They finally agreed on a longshot. — Robert Sylvester, No Cover Charge, p. 221, 1956
- It was a long shot all the way. We gave ’em a good run at it. — 48 Hours, 1982
- A runner at “long” odds with little chance. — David Bennet, Know Your Bets, p. 58, 2001
▶ by a long shot
by a long way, by a great degree US, 1848
Generally as an emphatic negative.- We continue to maintain that the case is nothing like what’s been portrayed by the media, not by a long shot. — The Guardian, 12 December 2003
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