- shot in the dark
- an attempt without much hope or chance of succeeding
The attempt to find the small boy who had fallen into the river was a shot in the dark.
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shot in the dark
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Shot in the Dark — meaning aimlessly or not a chance; also may refer to: * A Shot in the Dark , a 1964 film directed by Blake Edwards, the second installment in the Pink Panther series * A Shot in the Dark , a 1933 film by George Pearson * Shot in the Dark (Ozzy… … Wikipedia
shot in the dark — If you have a shot in the dark at something, you try something where you have little hope of success … The small dictionary of idiomes
shot in the dark — {n. phr.} An attempt without much hope or chance of succeeding; a wild guess. * /A was just a shot in the dark, but I got the right answer to the teacher s question./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shot in the dark — {n. phr.} An attempt without much hope or chance of succeeding; a wild guess. * /A was just a shot in the dark, but I got the right answer to the teacher s question./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Shot in the Dark — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Shot in the Dark, single d Ozzy Osbourne sorti en 1986; Shot in the Dark, album de Laurent Garnier sorti en 1994; Shot in the dark, Single de Within… … Wikipédia en Français
shot in the dark — n. a very general attempt; a wild guess. □ It was just a shot in the dark. I had no idea I was exactly correct. □ Come on, try it. Even a shot in the dark may win … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
shot\ in\ the\ dark — n. phr. An attempt without much hope or chance of succeeding; a wild guess. A was just a shot in the dark, but I got the right answer to the teacher s question … Словарь американских идиом
shot in the dark — If you have a shot in the dark at something, you try something where you have little hope of success. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A sequence of connected ideas is called a train of thought. I was considering the different… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
shot in the dark — noun A guess, attempt, or choice made with little or no evidence or knowledge. From listening, I cant tell who composed it. Beethoven, maybe, but thats a shot in the dark … Wiktionary
shot in the dark — See a shot in the dark … English idioms
