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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

A long shot...

Melinda and Eli go and talk to Fiona but she totally shuts them off.
After that Eli gets back alone at professor Payne's place.
Eli: That was a long shot, anyway. (It was worth trying to talk to Fiona?)
Without a court order the county keeps
Family servie record sealed.
  

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A long shot is something that isn't likely to succeed. If a horse is in a horse race and has 64:1 odds of winning, he's a long shot. It's something you don't think will work, but you try anyway.

  • A long shot is something that isn't likely to succeed.
  • If a horse is in a horse race and has 64:1 odds of winning, he's a long shot.
  • It's something you don't think will work, but you try anyway.
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A long shot is something that isn't likely to succeed.

If a horse is in a horse race and has 64:1 odds of winning, he's a long shot.

It's something you don't think will work, but you try anyway.

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