ammunition

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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.

ammunition

1. n. toilet tissue. Could somebody help me? We’re out of ammunition in here!
2. n. liquor. (see also shot.) He’s had about all the ammunition he can hold.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition
  • sure as eggs is eggs
  • (as) 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 your thumbs
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