shot in the dark en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) A guess or attempt made with little or no information, evidence, or expectation of success.
But girl, you need to evaluate / If it's gonna be a little more than it takes / 'Cause this could be a shot in the dark / The arrow could be aimed at your heart
1977, Bar-Kays, “You Can't Run Away”, in Flying High on Your Love:Near-synonyms: uneducated guess, wild guess, SWAG, leap in the dark
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shots in the dark | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
guesstimate · intelligent guess · educated guess
Hypernyms
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Synonyms
wild guess · uneducated guess · leap in the dark · SWAG · stab in the dark
Translations (9)
fi hakuammunta (a guess) · es solamente una teoría (a guess) · it salto nel buio (a guess) · da skud i tågen (a guess) · pl strzał w ciemno (a guess) · es paso en falso (a guess) · de Schuss ins Blaue (a guess) · it ipotesi azzardata (a guess) · ja 闇夜に鉄砲 (a guess)