[General] a better shot?

[Polyester]

if that silly woman hadn't lost her temper, we might be in with a better shot.


1. Can I omit "in"?

2. a better shot=?

 

[MikeNewYork]

I have no idea what that means.

 

[Rover_KE]

If that's the beginning of a sentence, Polyester, it should have a capital letter.

Without further context, 'shot' is probably used like this:

have or take a shot at,

to make an attempt at:Do you think he really has a shot at this job?

(Collins)

 

[Matthew Wai]

https://books.google.com.hk/books?i...r, we might be in with a better shot.&f=false
I found the context above.
Not a teacher.

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

I read the page you linked to, but couldn't find the word 'shot' anywhere.

 

[Matthew Wai]

See the fourth line below, or click here to view the full-size image.
Not a teacher.

 

[Polyester]

You can download this book from Internet.
But, I actually bought it in my hand.
So, can I download more e-books from Internet without paying any money?

 

[Matthew Wai]

You can freely download many things, but it may involve copyright infringement.
My above screenshot was taken from Google Books. I hope it does not count as an infringement.

Not a teacher.

 

[Tdol]

1. Can I omit "in"?

Not for me.

2. a better shot=?

A better chance/possibility.

 

[Tarheel]

The phrase "a better shot" makes sense in the proper context. (Example: If he had studied harder he might have had a better shot at passing the test.) However, in the context provided here, no.

 

[JMurray]

not a teacher

The conversation seems to refer to an incident in the lead-up to a local election. In this case, "be in with a better shot" probably means, as Tdol suggests, having a better chance of success in those elections.
The meaning here is essentially the same as in most of these examples for "have a better shot".
http://fraze.it/n_search.jsp?q=have...f=&ffp=0&ffo=false&cpradius=1&l=0&t=0&sugg=on

 

[MikeNewYork]

Good suggestion.

 

[Polyester]

Can I omit "with"?

 

[MikeNewYork]

No. "Be in a better shot" would not work.

 

[Polyester]

1. Not correctly grammar?
2. Not natural sentence?
3. Why is the author using in and with connecting together?

 

[Rover_KE]

'in' and 'with' don't belong together.

'in' belongs to 'be in' and 'with' goes with 'a better shot'.

 

[Tarheel]

1. Not correct[STRIKE]ly[/STRIKE] grammar?
2. Not a natural sentence?
3. Why is the author using in and with [STRIKE]connecting[/STRIKE] together?

We can guess at the writer's intentions, but we are not mind readers. Anyhow, a better shot is a better chance (at something).