a long shot



a long shot

something that will probably not succeed but is worth trying It's a long shot but I could call Tony and see if he knows her address.
See also: long, shot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sieffre-Welsh
Haldor-Norwegian
SaskiaSAHS-kee-ah: (Dutch), ZAHS-kee-ah (German)Dutch, German
Ioane-Georgian (Archaic)
DelbertDEL-bərtEnglish
Auroraow-RO-rah (Spanish), ə-RAWR-ə (English), OW-ro-rah (Finnish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Romanian, Finnish, Roman Mythology