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The President has a quick and able mind, though not everybody gives him that, not by a long shot.
Herman Wouk

Meaning of "by a long shot" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES BY A LONG SHOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of by a long shot in the English dictionary

The definition of by a long shot in the dictionary is by any means.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BY A LONG SHOT

by a long chalk
by acclamation
by all manner of means
by all means
by and by
by and large
by chance
by default
by degrees
by dint of
by ear
by easy stages
by far
by fits and starts
by half
by halves
by hand
by heart
by hook or crook
by jingo

WORDS THAT END LIKE BY A LONG SHOT

action shot
approach shot
big shot
chip shot
drop shot
free shot
high-angle shot
lead shot
like a shot
long shot
low-angle shot
mug shot
pack shot
parting shot
penalty shot
pistol shot
rifle shot
shot
snap shot
to be a warning shot
tracking shot

Synonyms and antonyms of by a long shot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BY A LONG SHOT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «by a long shot» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of by a long shot

Translation of «by a long shot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BY A LONG SHOT

Find out the translation of by a long shot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of by a long shot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «by a long shot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

由一个长镜头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por un tiro largo
570 millions of speakers

English

by a long shot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक लंबा शॉट से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عن طريق تسديدة طويلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

долго выстрел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

por um longo tiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি দীর্ঘ শট দ্বারা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

par un long shot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan tembakan panjang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

durch eine Totale
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロングショットによる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

장거리 슛 으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dening dijupuk dawa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bởi một shot dài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு நீண்ட ஷாட் மூலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लांब शॉटद्वारे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Uzun atışlarla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

da un colpo lungo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przez długie ujęcie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

довго постріл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de un șut lung
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατά διάνοια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

deur ´n lang geskiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på långa vägar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

av en lang skudd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of by a long shot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BY A LONG SHOT»

The term «by a long shot» is very widely used and occupies the 5.891 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BY A LONG SHOT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about by a long shot

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4 QUOTES WITH «BY A LONG SHOT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word by a long shot.
1
Scott Caan
To me, theater is the mecca; if you really love to act, that's where it's the most fun, by a long shot.
2
Sarah Chalke
I would be sad if it ended now. It's been the best job I've had by a long shot, especially creatively because the writing is so good. Every week I get the script and I laugh out loud and get excited for the different stuff we get to do.
3
Jon Fishman
The Grateful Dead were an influence on our music but they weren't by a long shot the biggest influence.
4
Herman Wouk
The President has a quick and able mind, though not everybody gives him that, not by a long shot.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BY A LONG SHOT»

Discover the use of by a long shot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to by a long shot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Not by a Long Shot: A Season at a Hard Luck Horse Track
The great myth of horse racing is that the game is the regal and royal Sport of Kings. It isn't. Not by a long shot.
T.D. Thornton, 2007
2
The New Hollywood: What the Movies Did with the New Freedoms ...
Yates concludes the race sequence by again moving from fragmentation- isolation to unity- integration: a sustained medium shot of Dave after he's been forced out of the race is followed by a long shot of Dave's bike atop the roof of Mike's car, ...
James Bernardoni, 2001
3
The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage
This is not your typical marriage manual — not by a long shot. I'm not going to present the usual psychobabble nonsense that has been dominating the marital therapy field since the sixties which condemns masculinity and disdains femininity, ...
Laura Schlessinger, 2007
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Should Drugs Be Legalized?
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Ted Gottfried, 2000
5
Take a Shot at Destiny
It was no paradise, not by a long shot, but at least the lights didn't shine with lunacy-inducing brightness and the walls appeared to have been washed at least once within the past five years. From his quick glances through broken doors into  ...
6
American Junkie
But eventually, they'd gone too, and I began injecting the heroin right into the flesh, into the muscle. Not skin-popping, shooting with the tip of the needle just under the skin, but deeper. It wasn't the same as hitting a vein, not by a long shot, but ...
Tom Hansen, 2013
7
Exploring Storyboarding
In figure 4-4, the close-up is followed by a long shot, which answers the questions of who is holding the bomb, and where he is placing it. 4-4 Storyboard sequence of a car explosion. Aesthetic considerations deal with what is pleasing to the ...
Wendy Tumminello, 2005
8
The Long Night of Dark Intent: A Half Century of Cuban Communism
While it is the case that the Castro regime cannot be accused of killings in the massive scale of its Soviet and Fascist predecessors, and not by a long shot, it is still the case that Cuba has endured the horrors of authoritarianism—the weak but ...
Irving Louis Horowitz, 2011
9
Clickers
... to come—not to mention bringing the scientific community down on this little seaport haven in droves. But that wasn't what worried Glen. It wasn't over. Not by a long shot. He finished loading the rifle and turned his attention to the Magnum.
J. F. Gonzalez, Mark Williams, 2005
10
Because We Are Canadians: A Battlefield Memoir
The Germans were fighting a rearguard action and were in full retreat, but not licked, not by a long shot. There were a lot of rumours as to just where we were going, but it turned out that we were in a race to beat the Americans to Paris.
Charles Disbrowe Kipp, Linda Sykes, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BY A LONG SHOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term by a long shot is used in the context of the following news items.
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Editorial: Fire season gets started with a bang
Humans remain, by a long shot, the primary cause of fires on these lands: So far this year, just 101 fires have been started by lightning. «Albany Democrat Herald, Jul 15»
2
Detroit Red Wings Editorials: Trading Jonathan Ericsson
His numbers crush Ericsson's by a long shot. Last season, Green was on the ice an average of 40 seconds less per game. Next: Should the ... «Octopus Thrower, Jul 15»
3
Blur's Damon Albarn Hauled Off Stage By Security after 5-Hour …
... BBC, it was 4:00 a.m. when a security guard stepped up to Albarn to inform him that his band had broken the venue's curfew, by a long shot. «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
4
Same-sex marriage ruling a dire threat to religious groups
Not by a long shot. People on opposite ends of the argument will make sure of that. Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion in Obergefell ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Jason Kipnis uses Twitter to voice displeasure over All-Star snub
Well, he's not considered one of the best in the league (by a long shot) and his .231/.240/.307 triple slash with no homers and 23 RBI in 264 ... «AOL News, Jul 15»
6
No budget? No problem. Just lock'em up.
So our legislators may be breaking the law -- albeit not, by a long shot, for the first time. But, Chapter 143C says, that's a misdemeanor. Elected ... «Durham Herald Sun, Jul 15»
7
10 Creative and Efficient Customer Service Solutions
This is not an unusual occurrence, by a long shot. Startups are taking customer service to a new level, and the top dogs are frequently involved. «Small Business Trends, Jul 15»
8
ABC Excited Over 'Bernie-Mentum' That Feels 'Like a Rock Concert'
The reality is she is ahead, George, by a long shot, in polls and fund-raising." Former Clinton operative (and Clinton Foundation donor) George ... «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
9
Opinion: 3 stock predictions that I got totally wrong
Netflix NFLX, -1.55% takes the cake as the ugliest of my calls over the past few months, and by a long shot. In December, I warned that the ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
10
The radio ratings are in! Kyle and Jackie O take a massive dive in …
... in Pyrmont with the station again registering the top audience share in the market by a long shot for the fourth GFK radio ratings survey for the ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»

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