- a shot in the dark
- informal
a guess that you make without having any facts or ideas to support it
It was a wild shot in the dark, but it turned out to be exactly right.
English dictionary. 2014.
a shot in the dark
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Shot in the Dark (Great White album) — Infobox Album | Name = Shot in the Dark Type = studio Artist = Great White Released = 1986 Recorded = 1986 Genre = Heavy metal, glam metal, hard rock Length = Label = Capitol Producer = Wyn Davis Reviews = Last album = Great White (1984) This… … Wikipedia
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shot in the dark — n. a very general attempt; a wild guess. □ It was just a shot in the dark. I had no idea I was exactly correct. □ Come on, try it. Even a shot in the dark may win … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
