in prayers
in (one's) prayers
A phrase often used to express one's sympathy for someone else, especially someone who has just suffered a tragic loss or is otherwise experiencing a painful or challenging time. I'm so sorry to hear about your mom, Ellen. You're in my prayers. A: "I can't believe the Millers' house burned down." B: "I know, it's horrible. They're in all of our prayers."
See also: prayer
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
in someone's prayers
[of someone] remembered and called by name when someone prays. I am sorry to hear of your sickness. You will be in our prayers. The whole family is in my prayers because they have suffered so much.
See also: prayer
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- (one's) heart goes out to (someone)
- be out of (one's) league
- be out of somebody's league
- (one) puts (one's) pants on one leg at a time
- attend to
- bell, book, and candle
- bell, book, and candle things that are miraculous or that signal that
- be (not) a patch on
- a happy bunny
- a happy camper