英语词汇not by a long shot的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

not by a long shot. Whether it was suggested by a difficult long shot attempted in archery or shooting isn’t known, but the expression a long shot first arose in British racing circles some 128 years ago as a bet laid at large odds, a bold wager. Not by a long shot therefore means hopelessly out of reckoning. Attempts have been made to derive the saying from the slightly earlier not by a long chalk, which comes from the use of chalk for reck- oning points in tavern games. But not by a long chalk means “not by much,” so it seems that the phrase derives from either archery or shooting.

词汇	not by a long shot
词源	not by a long shot. Whether it was suggested by a difficult long shot attempted in archery or shooting isn’t known, but the expression a long shot first arose in British racing circles some 128 years ago as a bet laid at large odds, a bold wager. Not by a long shot therefore means hopelessly out of reckoning. Attempts have been made to derive the saying from the slightly earlier not by a long chalk, which comes from the use of chalk for reck- oning points in tavern games. But not by a long chalk means “not by much,” so it seems that the phrase derives from either archery or shooting.
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