a wild card

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a wild card

1. someone or something that you do not know much about and whose behaviour in the future you cannot be certain of The real wild card is the undecided vote, which accounts for 18 to 25 percent of the electorate. The company is fast gaining a reputation as the wild card of Wall Street because of violent fluctuations in its profits.

2. if someone gets a wild card or is a wild card in a sports competition, they are allowed to enter the competition without passing the usual tests She was included in the European team as a wild card.

See also: card, wild

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If you are top 250, you are almost guaranteed a wild card because of the lack of depth. BOG STANDARD BRIT FLOPS; Henman: Be ruthless with mediocrity by The Mirror (London, England) The 2004 French Open champion Gaston Gaudio, rehabilitating his tennis after dropping off the rankings map in recent seasons, revealed Tuesday he has asked for a wild card for the French Open. Tennis champ Gaudio gets first win since 2007 by AFP / AFP Global Edition Dubai: E[sz]Indian star Sania Mirza is one of three players who have been given a wild card entry for this week's Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships. Indian star Sania all set for the showpiece by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)			a turn of the screw a two-way street a vicious circle a voice in the wilderness a volte-face a wake-up call a walk of life a war of words A watched pot never boils a way of life a weak link a wet blanket a wet dream a whale of a a whale of a [bill etc.] a whale of a [job etc.] a whip-round a whipping boy a whistle-stop tour a white elephant a white knight a white lie a whizz-kid a whole new ball game a wide boy a wild card a wild-goose chase a wise guy a wish list a witch-hunt a wolf in sheep's clothing a wolf whistle A woman's place is in the home A woman's work is never done a word to the wise a working over a world of difference a worm's eye view a yes man a zero-sum game a/ place in the sun a/ smart mouth abandon Abandon hope, all ye who enter here abandon oneself to abandon ship abandon to abbreviate to abc abduct from abet			a whack at something a whale of a a whale of a a whale of a a whale of a a whale of a [bill etc.] a whale of a [job etc.] a whale of an a whale of an a whale of an A wheel within a wheel A While Back a whip-round a whipping boy A Whisper to a Scream a whistle-stop tour a white elephant a white knight a white lie A whited sepulcher A Whiter Shade of Pale a whizz-kid A Whole Bunch of Acronyms a whole lot more a whole new ball game a wide berth a wide berth a wide berth a wide berth a wide boy a wild card A wild goose chase a wild-goose chase A Wilhelm Scream A Window Between Worlds a wise guy a wise head on young shoulders a wise-ass A Wish For Marilynne a wish list a witch-hunt A Wizard of Earthsea A Wizard, a True Star a wolf in sheep's clothing a wolf whistle a woman after own heart a woman of her word a woman of her word a woman of her word a woman of her word a woman of her word a woman of means a woman of the world A woman's place is in the home A woman's right to choose A woman's right to choose A Woman's Work Is Never Done A Woman's Work Is Never Done A Wonderful Life A Word of Warning A Word to the Wise

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