not have a prayer
not have a prayer
To be completely impossible or incredibly unlikely; to have no chance whatsoever. With the way that the other team has been playing, I'm afraid our guys don't have a prayer. That bill doesn't have a prayer of passing.
See also: have, not, prayer
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
not have a prayer
If you say that someone does not have a prayer, you mean that it is impossible for them to achieve something. The team was on such good form, their opponents didn't have a prayer. He did not seem to have a prayer of regaining the world title.
See also: have, not, prayer
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
not have a prayer
have no chance at all of succeeding at something. informal 1998 Oldie Show them you can re-programme the computer to eliminate the Millennium Problem and you are in. Confess that you don't even know how to turn it on, and you haven't a prayer.
See also: have, not, prayer
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
not have a ˈprayer (of doing something)
have no chance of succeeding: She’s done no work at all this term, so she doesn’t have a prayer of passing her exams.See also: have, not, prayer
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- have no chance in hell
- not have a (snowball's) chance in hell
- not have a snowball's chance in hell
- not have a snowball's chance in hell and not a hope in hell
- still as death
- (as) still as death
- (as) fast as greased lightning
- faster than greased lightning
- as naked as the day (one) was born
- without a stitch on