Question of the Day #1217

Survivor: Shot In The Dark Twist Explained - How It Works

From the headline of this article at Screen Rant.

  上記の文で、shot in the darkの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "shot in the dark" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

当てずっぽうを言ってみる

とありますが、「言ってみる」だけではなく、あらゆる行動が対象になります。

 

Answer

According to :

an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence

 

Examples

1. The contestant was stumped by the question, and his answer was just a shot in the dark.
2. Let's see if she's at Fiona's house. It's a shot in the dark, but we've got to start looking somewhere.
3. I had a great experience abroad, even if it was a bit of a shot in the dark taking a job in a different country.
4. That was a shot in the dark, but judging from the expression on his face it struck home.
5. It was really just a shot in the dark when I tried to fix our washing machine, but I was actually able to get it working again on my first try!

   

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