A Shot in the Dark.
English
idiom
An attempt or guess made without any certainty.
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An attempt or guess made without any certainty.
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An attempt to do or guess something with very little information or chance of success.
A shot in the dark is a wild guess or a try made without much hope that it will work.
It is used when someone attempts something despite having almost nothing to go on.
"Stab in the Dark"
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Making a guess or attempt with very little information — nearly identical in meaning
"Long Shot"
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Something unlikely to succeed but still worth attempting because the reward is high
"A Shot in the Dark"
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An attempt or guess made with very little information or chance of success
Do you know what's causing the system to slow down?
Not yet — I cleared the cache as a shot in the dark and it actually helped.
You applied to that company without even knowing if they were hiring?
It was a total shot in the dark — but they came back to me the next day.
How did you guess my birthday so accurately?
Honestly, it was a shot in the dark — I knew it was sometime in autumn.
