take a shot in the dark in English

Audio: En-au-take a shot in the dark.ogg

[Australia] Forms: takes a shot in the dark [present, singular, third-person], taking a shot in the dark [participle, present], took a shot in the dark [past], taken a shot in the dark [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> a shot in the dark|head=take a shot in the dark}} take a shot in the dark (third-person singular simple present takes a shot in the dark, present participle taking a shot in the dark, simple past took a shot in the dark, past participle taken a shot in the dark)

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "(idiomatic) To try or guess at something without having any knowledge about the subject."
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"take a shot in the dark" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms