英语词汇“not to have a prayer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

> as lemmas

not to have (got) a prayer

d. colloquial (originally U.S.). not to have (got) a prayer: to have no chance (of); to be in a hopeless situation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > desperate state or condition > beyond hope [phrase]

out of (all) curec1374

past praying for1509

up the spout1819

not to have got a prayer1924

1924 Life 13 Nov. 12/1 Once they get into their stride, The Opposite Sex hasn't a prayer.

1941 B. Schulberg What makes Sammy Run? vi. 92 Get..back to New York. You won't have a prayer around here.

1977 Time 10 Oct. 9/3 His party did not have a prayer of coming to power.

1994 Chess Monthly June 24/1 This bloke's in a different class from us—we haven't got a prayer!

extracted from prayern.¹

as lemmas

单词	not to have a prayer
释义	> as lemmas not to have (got) a prayer d. colloquial (originally U.S.). not to have (got) a prayer: to have no chance (of); to be in a hopeless situation. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > desperate state or condition > beyond hope [phrase] out of (all) curec1374 past praying for1509 up the spout1819 not to have got a prayer1924 1924 Life 13 Nov. 12/1 Once they get into their stride, The Opposite Sex hasn't a prayer. 1941 B. Schulberg What makes Sammy Run? vi. 92 Get..back to New York. You won't have a prayer around here. 1977 Time 10 Oct. 9/3 His party did not have a prayer of coming to power. 1994 Chess Monthly June 24/1 This bloke's in a different class from us—we haven't got a prayer! extracted from prayern.¹ < as lemmas
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