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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[shot] See: BIG CHEESE or BIG SHOT, BY A LONG SHOT, CALL ONE'S SHOT, CALL THE SHOTS, FOUL SHOT, LONG SHOT.

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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