Synonyms for leap in the dark
- bet
- chance
- fall of the cards
- flip of the coin
- gamble
- guess
- long shot
- luck of the draw
- matter of chance
- outside chance
- risk
- risky thing
- speculation
- throw of the dice
- toss of the dice
- turn of the wheel
- wild guess
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WORD ORIGIN
c.1200, from Old English hliep, hlyp (West Saxon), *hlep (Mercian, Northumbrian) "a leap, bound, spring, sudden movement; thing to leap from;" common Germanic (cf. Old Frisian hlep, Dutch loop, Old High German hlouf, German lauf); from the root of leap (v.). Leaps has been paired with bounds since at least 1720.
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