not have a prayer

verb

Etymology

Implies that not even divine intervention could save the person.

Definitions

  1. 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.
    • It's all over, people! We don't have a prayer!

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