当たり外れ

あたりはずれ【当たり外れ】

a matter of hit-and-miss [hit-or-miss]; a matter of luck.

●農業は当たり外れがある. Agriculture is a risky [《口》 chancy] business. | Farming is a gamble.

・この商売は当たり外れがない. This is a very safe [a risk-free] kind of business. | 《口》 This is a sure thing.

・この地方のワインは当たり外れが大きい. In this district there is a wide gap [a big difference] between the good and bad wines [vintages]. <▲> vintages は年によって同一銘柄の品質に差がある場合.

・いくら観測技術が進んでも天気予報には当たり外れがある. Whatever the improvements in meteorological technology, there are bound to be times when the forecasts are wrong [weather forecasting is bound to remain a hit-or-miss business].

・あのレストランの料理は当たり外れがない. The quality of the food at that restaurant is consistent.

●当たり外れのある risky [dangerous] 《undertakings》; speculative 《investments》.