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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  • put up at a hotel/motel
  • open Pandora's box
  • put (something) on hold
  • pay an arm and a leg (for something)
  • turn the heat up on (someone)
  • explain (oneself)
  • stand on one's own two feet
  • on top of (something/things)
  • speak off the cuff
  • lay up (something) or lay (something) up


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