{n.} 1. A bet or other risk taken though not likely to succeed. * /The horse was a long shot, but it came in and paid well./ * /Jones was a long shot for mayor./ * /The business long shot that succeeds often pays extremely well./ 2. See: BY A LONG SHOT.
LONG SHOT
Meaning of LONG SHOT in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012