praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition

praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition

Keep going, despite trouble or stress. The phrase is widely believed to have been said by a Navy chaplain during the attack on Pearl Harbor; it later became the title of a popular patriotic song. Until help comes, there's nothing we can do but keep trying to plug the holes in the roof. Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition!
See also: ammunition, and, pass, praise
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • ammunition
  • (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
  • sure as eggs is eggs
  • one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
  • going, going, gone
  • going, going, gone!
  • a penny for them
  • great minds
  • great minds think alike
  • be twiddling (one's) thumbs
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And manned the gun himself as he laid aside The Book, Shouting CHORUS: "Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition! Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition!