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By a long shot

adverb

By a great deal. "His labors haven't ended there--not by a long shot"

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"By a long shot" Quotes from Famous Books

... seat. "If there is a superior person in the car, I'm certain to have the luck and the honor to sit beside her. Some people prefer to look out of the window, but I would rather gaze on a sweet, pretty face, by a long shot—especially if it does not belong to a girl ...

— Phemie Frost's Experiences • Ann S. Stephens

... "Not by a long shot. We've shared our dangers together. Twice you boys have rescued me from death, and this mine will remain a secret for someone else to find out about unless you fellows go in on a share and share alike basis. I mean that, absolutely ...

— The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers • Claude A. Labelle

... "try it again. It looks as though this idol wasn't all the blackguard things you've been calling it, by a long shot." ...

— The Aztec Treasure-House • Thomas Allibone Janvier