von hinten durch die Brust ins Auge

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “from the back through the chest into the eye”, perhaps from the image of a bullet. === Adverb === von hinten durch die Brust ins Auge (informal) in an unnecessarily complicated, roundabout way (less often) in an entirely haphazard fashion, by pure coincidence (positive or negative) Synonym: (positive only) mit mehr Glück als Verstand