To be very risky, uncertain, or unlikely to succeed. (Of an attempt, proposition, or guess.) Watch the video
Category: Idiom of the Day
long-run
(used before a noun) Involving, maturing after, or lasting for a long period of time. Watch the video
a long row to hoe
A particularly difficult or problematic task, situation, or set of circumstances to contend with or confront. Watch the video
long pig
obsolete Human flesh when eaten as food by cannibals. Watch the video
long memory
A clear memory of events that happened long ago. Watch the video
green folding stuff/money
Paper money, especially in large amounts. Primarily heard in US. Watch the video
on the long finger
In a state of postponement or procrastination. (Used especially in the phrase “put something on the long finger.”) Primarily heard in Ireland. Watch the video
long arm
Broad, far-reaching power or influence. (Usually paired with a noun, as in “the long arm of the law.”) Watch the video
make a long arm for (something)
To extend one’s arm fully toward something; to reach out for something. Watch the video
the short and the long of it
The essential or most important point being made; the plain truth of the matter. Watch the video