NOT BY A LONG SHOT

Meaning of NOT BY A LONG SHOT in English

very little chance, not likely

That horse won't win, not by a long shot. It's old and slow.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

NOT BY A LONG SHOT — not in any way, no way, no chance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
(NOT) BY A LONG SHOT — ~ informal (not) by far or at all. → long shot
Concise Oxford English vocab
NOT BY A LONG SHOT — ➡ not by a long chalk
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT BY A LONG SHOT — See: BY A LONG SHOT.
Slang English vocab
NOT BY A LONG SHOT — BY NO (MANNER OF) MEANS, not at all, in no way, certainly not, absolutely not, definitely not; Brit. not by …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NOT BY A LONG SHOT — See: BY A LONG SHOT.
Словарь английских идиом
NOT BY A LONG SHOT — very little chance, not likely That horse won't win, not by a long shot. It's old and slow.
English Idioms vocab
NOT BY A LONG SHOT — отнюдь не отнюдь не
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NOT BY A LONG SHOT — отнюдь не
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NOT BY A LONG SHOT — отнюдь не
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
NOT BY A LONG SHOT — отнюдь не
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NOT BY A LONG SHOT — отнюдь не
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
NOT BY A LONG SHOT — отнюдь не
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NOT BY A LONG SHOT — отнюдь не
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NOT BY A LONG SHOT — отнюдь не
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
NOT BY A LONG SHOT — отнюдь не
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NOT BY A LONG SHOT — отнюдь не отнюдь не
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LONG
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LONG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Long Beach Long Island Long Island Sound long jump Long March Long Parliament Long …
Английский словарь Британика
SHOT — I. ˈshät, usu -äd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scot, sceot; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LONG — I. ˈlȯŋ also ˈläŋ adjective ( lon·ger -ŋgə(r) ; lon·gest -ŋgə̇st) Etymology: Middle English long, lang, from Old English; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOT — shot 1 — shotless , adj. — shotlike , adj. /shot/ , n. , pl. shots or, for 6, 8, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LONG — long 1 — longly , adv. — longness , n. /lawng, long/ , adj. longer /lawng"geuhr, long"-/ , longest /lawng"gist, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOT — I. ˈshät noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceot, scot; akin to Old High German scuz, Old Norse skot …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LONG — I. ˈlȯŋ adjective ( lon·ger lȯŋ-gər also -ər ; lon·gest ˈlȯŋ-gəst also -əst) Etymology: Middle English long, lang, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOT — pl of shot. 2. shot ·- imp. & ·p.p. of shoot. 3. shot ·vt to load with shot, as a …
Webster English vocab
LONG — superl far-reaching; extensive. 2. long ·noun a long sound, syllable, or vowel. 3. long ·adv through the whole extent or …
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
SHOT — [shot] n [ME, fr. OE scot; akin to ON skot shot, OHG scuz, OE sceotan to shoot--more at shoot] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LONG — long, Long BrE AmE lɒŋ AmE lɔːŋ lɑːŋ ▷ longed lɒŋd AmE lɔːŋd lɑːŋd ▷ longer ˈlɒŋ ɡə AmE ˈlɔːŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHOT — / ʃɒt; NAmE ʃɑːt/ noun , adjective —see also shoot , shot , shot verb ■ noun WITH GUN 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LONG — / lɒŋ; NAmE lɔːŋ/ adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( long·er / ˈlɒŋgə(r); NAmE ˈlɔːŋ-/ long·est / ˈlɒŋgɪst; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOT — I. shot 1 S2 W2 /ʃɒt $ ʃɑːt/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: scot ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LONG — I. long 1 S1 W1 /lɒŋ $ lɒːŋ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative longer , superlative longest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOT — n. 1 the act or an instance of firing a gun, cannon, etc. (several shots were heard). 2 an attempt …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LONG — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (longer; longest) 1 measuring much from end to end in space or time; not soon …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOT — n. 1 the act or an instance of firing a gun, cannon, etc. (several shots were heard). 2 an attempt …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LONG — adj., n., & adv. adj. (longer; longest) 1 measuring much from end to end in space or time; not soon …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOT — 1. n.1 the act or an instance of firing a gun, cannon, etc. (several shots were heard). 2 an attempt …
Oxford English vocab
LONG — 1. adj., n., & adv. --adj. (longer; longest) 1. measuring much from end to end in space or time; not …
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
LONG — I. TIME /lɒŋ, AM lɔ:ŋ/ ( longer /lɒŋgə(r), AM lɔ:ŋgər/ , longest /lɒŋgɪst, AM lɔ:ŋgɪst/ ) Frequency: The word is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOT — ( shots) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Shot is the past …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NOT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LONG — (TIME) [adjective] -er, -est - being an amount of time which is more than average or usualIn England in the …
Cambridge English vocab
LONG — n. long range navigation Long Beach Long Island Long Island Sound long jump Long March Long Parliament Long Huey Pierce …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHOT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LONG — Synonyms and related words : a mile long, ache, ache for, ache to, aeon, age, ages, aim, and night, aspire, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LONG — n. as long as by a long shot by long odds long drawn out long green long lasting long lived …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
NOT — INDEX: 1. not 2. stronger expressions meaning not 3. not one thing and not the other RELATED WORDS see also …
Longman Activator English vocab
LONG
Longman Activator English vocab

English Idioms vocabulary

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