gamble vs long shot

gamble

noun
  • A risky venture. 

  • A bet or wager. 

  • A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain. 

verb
  • To risk (something) for potential gain. 

  • To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome. 

  • To interact with equipment at a casino 

  • To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain. 

long shot

noun
  • Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. 

  • A master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later. 

  • A shot fired at a distant target. 

How often have the words gamble and long shot occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )