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
Yrian-Medieval Scandinavian
Donatienne-French
Dan[dæn]
LeaLE-ah (German, Finnish)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Slovene, Croatian
SherrySHER-eeEnglish
Salman-Arabic