prayer

Related to prayer: The Lord's Prayer

have a prayer

To not have any chance at all of doing or achieving something. Almost always used in the negative. With that giant supermarket opening up across the street, our little grocery store won't have a prayer of staying open. You think you can beat me? Ha! You don't have a prayer.

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."

not a hope in hell

Absolutely no possibility of succeeding, coming to pass, or achieving something. There's not a hope in hell that you'll find me living in this town after I graduate.

See also: hell, hope, not

not a prayer

Little or no chance or possibility (of succeeding, coming to pass, or achieving something). There's not a prayer of them getting into the playoffs this year. A: "Do you think there's any chance they'll convict the CEO?" B: "Not a prayer—he's too rich and powerful."

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

on a wing and a prayer

Without much preparation (and thus little hope of success). I didn't have time to edit my term paper so I just submitted it on a wing and a prayer.

See also: and, on, prayer, wing

prayer bones

One's knees, as it is most common to prayer while kneeling. Sometimes written as one word. I was down on my prayer bones all night asking God for advice on what to do. Church has always been a regular fixture of this community, getting together each Sunday and getting down on our prayer bones together.

the/an answer to (one's) prayer(s)

The perfect solution to a desperate need. Can be used literally (when one has actually prayed) or in a more figurative sense. I really believe this job was the answer to my prayer for a better life. This grant is an answer to our prayers. The center can stay open now!

thoughts and prayers

A phrase often used as part of an attempt to comfort someone who has just suffered a tragic loss, as in, "Our thoughts and prayers are with you." The frequent use of the phrase or similar expressions by politicians after mass shootings in the US has increasingly been criticized by those who believe it is used to avoid pursuing tangible actions, notably changes to gun laws. You can keep your thoughts and prayers, senator—they won't give me my sister back.

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.

*on a wing and a prayer

Fig. to arrive or fly in with one's plane in very bad condition. (Sometimes used fig. of other vehicles. *Typically: come (in) ~; arrive ~.) Finally we could see the plane through the smoke, coming in on a wing and a prayer.

See also: and, on, prayer, wing

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

not a hope in hell

Also, not a prayer. No chance at all, as in There's not a hope in hell that we have a winning bid, or If you don't watch the conductor you won't have a prayer of coming in on time. The first term was first recorded in 1923, the second in 1941. Both allude to the chance for heavenly salvation. Also see snowball's chance in hell.

See also: hell, hope, not

prayer, not a

see under not a hope in hell.

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

on a wing and a prayer

If you do something on a wing and a prayer, you do it in the hope that you will succeed, even though you do not have what you need to do it. Dozens of airlines have entered the industry on a wing and a prayer, and dozens have gone bankrupt. In the past, teams have been run on a wing and a prayer. Note: This is the title of a song by H. Adamson, written in 1943, which referred to the emergency landing of an aircraft: `Tho' there's one motor gone, we can still carry on, Comin' In On A Wing And A Pray'r.'

See also: and, on, prayer, wing

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

not a hope (or chance) in hell

no hope (or chance) at all. informal

An elaboration of this phrase is not a snowball's chance in hell .

See also: hell, hope, not

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

on a wing and a prayer

with only the slightest chance of success.

This expression comes from the title of a 1943 song by the American songwriter Harold Adamson , ‘Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer’. He himself took it from a contemporary comment made by a wartime pilot speaking to ground control before making an emergency landing.

See also: and, on, prayer, wing

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

the ˌanswer to somebody’s ˈprayers

a thing or a person that somebody has waited for or wanted for a long time: If you’ve been looking for a good quality fleece at a reasonable price, this one could be the answer to your prayers.

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

on a ˌwing and a ˈprayer

with only a very slight chance of success: He started the business in his own home, on a wing and a prayer, but it looks like he’s really going to make a success of it.This expression was first used in the military to describe how pilots flying very badly damaged planes succeeded in returning to base.

See also: and, on, prayer, wing

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

not a hope in hell

No chance at all. This term, with such variations as not a snowball’s chance in hell, has been used since the early twentieth century. The OED cites O. Onions, Peace in Our Time (1923), as its first appearance in print: “‘I rather fancied Lovelightly.’—‘Lovelightly? Not a hope in Hell!’”

See also: hell, hope, not

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

have a prayer
not have a chance in hell (of doing something)
run around in circles, to
not have a cat in hell's chance
stick at nothing
within a hair of (something)
within an ace of
within an ace of (doing) (something)
within an ace of doing something
within an ace of something

References in periodicals archive

Others think that prayer is a matter of rattling off our entreaties and petitions to God.

How should we pray?

According to customers, they travel to the market from nearby towns to buy prayer mats and prayer beads in bulk.

Religious items sale on rise in Ramazan

Awwabin Prayer (Salat-ul-Awwabin): Salat-ul-Awwabin is the Sunnah prayer which is offered between Maghreb and Isha prayers.

Prayers in Islam

Prayer is an act of worship and could be described as the "breathing" of the church.

On the subject of prayer, both private and public

A report aired by a private news channel said, to believers around the world and through the ages, a prayer rug or mat known as sajjadat salat, a term borne out of the acts of prostration done during Islamic prayers (sujood) is found in every Muslim home and is often a constant travel companion that goes with the worshiper.

Demand of prayer mats increases during Ramazan: Report

The dates and venues are: Thursday, May 10; Sileby 10am to noon, prayer coffee morning.

Thy Kingdom Come nine day initiative

They said the Ministry of Religious Affairs had been unfair by rejecting their demand to enforce prayer breaks in offices, markets and other places.

Clerics oppose draft law on unified prayer timings in Islamabad

Abu Dhabi: General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, will perform the Eid Al Adha prayer at the Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.

Leaders to offer Eid prayers with dignitaries and public

These are some of the top-read special prayers on the prayer website.

Popular Prayer Website PRAYHoUSe Introduces "Stub" and "Special" Prayers

to have the resolution in the heart to do something, and to be determined to do it without hesitation."" Therefore, whoever wants to pray the Friday prayer, he should intend in his heart to pray the Friday prayer; by doing so, he would have made the required intention.

The intention for the Friday prayer

The Majlis has now banned all aircraft flights during the morning pre-dawn prayers.

Majlis bans flights during dawn prayer

Prayer is an integral aspect of teacher faith formation and spiritual development.

Faculty prayer in Catholic schools: a survey of practices and meaning

Best selling author, Kimberly Daniels, has compiled a collection of actual prayers generated during seasons of prayer with her intercessory prayer team.

Prayers that Bring Change

Previous research has demonstrated a connection between prayer and personality type.

Mental health, religion & culture

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释义	prayer Related to prayer: The Lord's Prayer have a prayer To not have any chance at all of doing or achieving something. Almost always used in the negative. With that giant supermarket opening up across the street, our little grocery store won't have a prayer of staying open. You think you can beat me? Ha! You don't have a prayer. See also: have, prayer 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 not a hope in hell Absolutely no possibility of succeeding, coming to pass, or achieving something. There's not a hope in hell that you'll find me living in this town after I graduate. See also: hell, hope, not not a prayer Little or no chance or possibility (of succeeding, coming to pass, or achieving something). There's not a prayer of them getting into the playoffs this year. A: "Do you think there's any chance they'll convict the CEO?" B: "Not a prayer—he's too rich and powerful." See also: not, 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 on a wing and a prayer Without much preparation (and thus little hope of success). I didn't have time to edit my term paper so I just submitted it on a wing and a prayer. See also: and, on, prayer, wing prayer bones One's knees, as it is most common to prayer while kneeling. Sometimes written as one word. I was down on my prayer bones all night asking God for advice on what to do. Church has always been a regular fixture of this community, getting together each Sunday and getting down on our prayer bones together. See also: bone, prayer the/an answer to (one's) prayer(s) The perfect solution to a desperate need. Can be used literally (when one has actually prayed) or in a more figurative sense. I really believe this job was the answer to my prayer for a better life. This grant is an answer to our prayers. The center can stay open now! See also: answer thoughts and prayers A phrase often used as part of an attempt to comfort someone who has just suffered a tragic loss, as in, "Our thoughts and prayers are with you." The frequent use of the phrase or similar expressions by politicians after mass shootings in the US has increasingly been criticized by those who believe it is used to avoid pursuing tangible actions, notably changes to gun laws. You can keep your thoughts and prayers, senator—they won't give me my sister back. See also: and, prayer, thought 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 on a wing and a prayer Fig.* to arrive or fly in with one's plane in very bad condition. (Sometimes used fig. of other vehicles. Typically: come (in) ~; arrive ~.)* Finally we could see the plane through the smoke, coming in on a wing and a prayer. See also: and, on, prayer, wing McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. not a hope in hell Also, not a prayer. No chance at all, as in There's not a hope in hell that we have a winning bid, or If you don't watch the conductor you won't have a prayer of coming in on time. The first term was first recorded in 1923, the second in 1941. Both allude to the chance for heavenly salvation. Also see snowball's chance in hell. See also: hell, hope, not prayer, not a see under not a hope in hell. See also: not The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. 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 on a wing and a prayer If you do something on a wing and a prayer, you do it in the hope that you will succeed, even though you do not have what you need to do it. Dozens of airlines have entered the industry on a wing and a prayer, and dozens have gone bankrupt. In the past, teams have been run on a wing and a prayer. Note: This is the title of a song by H. Adamson, written in 1943, which referred to the emergency landing of an aircraft: `Tho' there's one motor gone, we can still carry on, Comin' In On A Wing And A Pray'r.' See also: and, on, prayer, wing Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. not a hope (or chance) in hell no hope (or chance) at all. informal An elaboration of this phrase is not a snowball's chance in hell . See also: hell, hope, not 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 on a wing and a prayer with only the slightest chance of success. This expression comes from the title of a 1943 song by the American songwriter Harold Adamson , ‘Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer’. He himself took it from a contemporary comment made by a wartime pilot speaking to ground control before making an emergency landing. See also: and, on, prayer, wing Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary the ˌanswer to somebody’s ˈprayers a thing or a person that somebody has waited for or wanted for a long time: If you’ve been looking for a good quality fleece at a reasonable price, this one could be the answer to your prayers. See also: answer, prayer 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 on a ˌwing and a ˈprayer with only a very slight chance of success: He started the business in his own home, on a wing and a prayer, but it looks like he’s really going to make a success of it.This expression was first used in the military to describe how pilots flying very badly damaged planes succeeded in returning to base. See also: and, on, prayer, wing Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary not a hope in hell No chance at all. This term, with such variations as not a snowball’s chance in hell, has been used since the early twentieth century. The OED cites O. Onions, Peace in Our Time (1923), as its first appearance in print: “‘I rather fancied Lovelightly.’—‘Lovelightly? Not a hope in Hell!’” See also: hell, hope, not The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: have a prayer not have a chance in hell (of doing something) run around in circles, to not have a cat in hell's chance stick at nothing within a hair of (something) within an ace of within an ace of (doing) (something) within an ace of doing something within an ace of something References in periodicals archive Others think that prayer is a matter of rattling off our entreaties and petitions to God. How should we pray? According to customers, they travel to the market from nearby towns to buy prayer mats and prayer beads in bulk. Religious items sale on rise in Ramazan Awwabin Prayer (Salat-ul-Awwabin): Salat-ul-Awwabin is the Sunnah prayer which is offered between Maghreb and Isha prayers. Prayers in Islam Prayer is an act of worship and could be described as the "breathing" of the church. On the subject of prayer, both private and public A report aired by a private news channel said, to believers around the world and through the ages, a prayer rug or mat known as sajjadat salat, a term borne out of the acts of prostration done during Islamic prayers (sujood) is found in every Muslim home and is often a constant travel companion that goes with the worshiper. Demand of prayer mats increases during Ramazan: Report The dates and venues are: Thursday, May 10; Sileby 10am to noon, prayer coffee morning. Thy Kingdom Come nine day initiative They said the Ministry of Religious Affairs had been unfair by rejecting their demand to enforce prayer breaks in offices, markets and other places. Clerics oppose draft law on unified prayer timings in Islamabad Abu Dhabi: General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, will perform the Eid Al Adha prayer at the Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Leaders to offer Eid prayers with dignitaries and public These are some of the top-read special prayers on the prayer website. Popular Prayer Website PRAYHoUSe Introduces "Stub" and "Special" Prayers to have the resolution in the heart to do something, and to be determined to do it without hesitation."" Therefore, whoever wants to pray the Friday prayer, he should intend in his heart to pray the Friday prayer; by doing so, he would have made the required intention. The intention for the Friday prayer The Majlis has now banned all aircraft flights during the morning pre-dawn prayers. Majlis bans flights during dawn prayer Prayer is an integral aspect of teacher faith formation and spiritual development. Faculty prayer in Catholic schools: a survey of practices and meaning Best selling author, Kimberly Daniels, has compiled a collection of actual prayers generated during seasons of prayer with her intercessory prayer team. Prayers that Bring Change Previous research has demonstrated a connection between prayer and personality type. Mental health, religion & culture
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