shot in the dark

shot in the dark
a shot in the dark
Fig. 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.

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{n. phr.} An attempt without much hope or chance of succeeding; a wild guess. * /A was just a shot in the dark, but I got the right answer to the teacher's question./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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