1. long shot - Noun
2. long shot - Phrase
a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards
a contestant that is unlikely to win
Source: WordNetIt gives me the happiest feeling in the world. I just love scoring. It doesn't matter if it's a simple goal from close range, a long shot or a dribble around several players, I just love to score all goals. Cristiano Ronaldo
None of us can be satisfied with the status quo. Not by a long shot. Hillary Clinton
I gather we're not the most craven species in the galaxy, but we're not the most angelic by a long shot. Robert Charles Wilson
To me, theater is the mecca; if you really love to act, that's where it's the most fun, by a long shot. Scott Caan
The President has a quick and able mind, though not everybody gives him that, not by a long shot. Herman Wouk
I don't think any studio - it was a long shot at the time - but I don't think any studio in a million years would make 'Thelma and Louise' right now. But there's so many other kinds of movies they won't make right now. Callie Khouri