not have a prayer

English

Etymology

Implies that not even divine intervention could save the person.

Verb

not have a prayer

  1. (informal, idiomatic) To have no chance or possibility, usually in the face of peril or adversity.
    When the lights went dark in their flooded compartment, the submariners knew that they did not have a prayer.

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