Very uncertain venture

• Wild guess
• Lanky drunk crossing hotel? That’s unlikely

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In photography , filmmaking and video production , a long shot (sometimes referred to as a full shot or a wide shot ) typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings. A long shot ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 (context idiomatic nautical English) Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
in the figurative sense of "something unlikely," 1867, from long (adj.) + shot (n.). The notion is of a shot at a target from a great distance, thus difficult to make. Cinematic sense is from 1922.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards a contestant that is unlikely to win