Idioms

a long shot
a bet or other risk taken though not likely to succeed
It was a long shot that my friend would get the job so he was very happy when he did get it.

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  • a lost cause
  • a loudmouth
  • a marvel to behold
  • a match for (someone)
  • a matter of course
  • a matter of fact
  • a matter of life and death
  • a matter of opinion
  • a matter-of-fact manner/way
  • a Mecca for (something)
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  • burn the midnight oil
  • run into (something - a fact/difficulty/problems/trouble)
  • sit bolt upright
  • keep off (something)
  • make up (something - a story or an excuse)
  • in horror
  • high seas
  • the living end
  • pure and simple
  • in some/many respects


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