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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

元となった辞書の項目

take a shot in the dark

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To try or guess at something without having any knowledge about the subject.

日本語の意味

根拠がない状態で思い切って試しに行動すること / 結果が見えない状況で適当に試みること / 手がかりがない中で思い付きでやってみること

I didn't know the answer, so I decided to take a shot in the dark and guess.

答えが分からなかったので、当てずっぽうで答えてみることにした。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To try or guess at something without having any knowledge about the subject.

I didn't study for the test and took a shot in the dark.

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 ）