by a long shot
By a wide margin; indicates a very big difference or disparityBy a wide margin; indicates a very big difference or disparity.
» Tom wasn't shot by a policeman. He was shot by one of the rioters.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(dated, idiomatic, usually)By a wide margin; indicates a very big difference or disparity.
He couldn't keep up with me, not by a long shot.
He speaks better than he writes, by a long shot.
bei weitem, bei Weitem, lange
Examples
7 sentencesTom wasn't shot by a policeman. He was shot by one of the rioters.
She was wounded by a shot in the leg.
ruОна была ранена выстрелом в ногу. — marafon
Ziri celebrated by doing more shots.
An innocent passer-by was shot dead in broad daylight.
ruБезобидный прохожий был застрелен среди бела дня. — shanghainese
deEin unschuldiger Passant wurde am hellichten Tage erschossen. — PeterR
If she had had any inhibitions, they were gone by the third shot of ouzo.