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take a stab in the dark
take a stab in the dark
To make a guess or estimate with very little or no assurance as to its accuracy. I had absolutely no idea what the answer was for the last question on the exam, so I just took a stab in the dark and hoped for the best.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Colin (1) | | KAHL-in (Scottish, Irish, English), KOL-in (English) | Scottish, Irish, English |
Koralia | | - | Greek, Late Greek |
Mahaut | | ma-O | French |
Weronika | | ve-raw-NEE-kah (Polish) | Polish, Sorbian |
Branislav | | - | Serbian, Slovak, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian |
HÅKon | | HAW-koon | Norwegian |