How to Pronounce "by a long shot"
expression
BY-uh-LAWNG-shot
BY-uh-LONG-shot
Definition
Used to emphasize that something is much less true or much more extreme than what someone thinks, meaning 'not at all' or 'by a large difference.'
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbaɪ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈɫɔŋ/ /ˈʃɑt
British English
bˈaɪ/ /æɪ/ /lˈɒŋ/ /ʃˈɒt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BY-uh-LAWNG-shot
UK
BY-uh-LONG-shot
Listen in Context
This isn't the best solution by a long shot.
I'm not finished with my homework by a long shot.
He isn't the tallest in the class by a long shot.
You don't understand the problem by a long shot.