Meaning of by a long shot | Babel Free

Definitions

By a wide margin; indicates a very big difference or disparity.

dated, idiomatic, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“He couldn't keep up with me, not by a long shot.”

“He speaks better than he writes, by a long shot.”

“‘Yes, I do recognize it now. It is the most wonderful thing I ever heard of; by a long shot the most wonderful—and unexpected.’”

“Well, he won’t find Billy Roberts a sissy by a long shot.”

“See here: You KNOW you feel superior to folks. You're not as bad as I say, but you're not as good as you say—not by a long shot! What’s the reason you’re so superior?”

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