leap in the dark

NOUN

shot in the dark

Synonyms

WEAK

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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At the moment, it is a leap in the dark.

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2021

For others within the sector, adopting a volunteer model is akin to a leap in the dark.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2016

Foreign policy would also be a leap in the dark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2016

Photograph: Marilyn Kingwill When the choreographer Wayne McGregor and the novelist Audrey Niffenegger decided to collaborate on "a new fairytale" for the Royal Ballet, it was a leap in the dark for both of them.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2013

But Molly, a slave to the laws of hospitality, took what might be called a leap in the dark and silently held the plate in front of the President.

From Molly Brown's Junior Days by Speed, Nell

leap in the dark

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