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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Corinne	ko-REEN (French), kə-REEN (English), kə-RIN (English)	French, English
MikoŁAj	mee-KAW-way	Polish
Emilis	-	Lithuanian
Phelix	-	Biblical Greek
Liselotte	LEE-ze-law-tə (German)	Danish, Swedish, Dutch, German
Luuk	LUYK	Dutch