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.
    Synonym: without a prayer
    When the lights went dark in their flooded compartment, the submariners knew that they did not have a prayer.

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