| 释义 |
not have a prayer not have a prayerTo be completely impossible or incredibly unlikely; to have no chance whatsoever. With the way that the other team has been playing, I'm afraid our guys don't have a prayer. That bill doesn't have a prayer of passing.See also: have, not, prayernot have a prayer If you say that someone does not have a prayer, you mean that it is impossible for them to achieve something. The team was on such good form, their opponents didn't have a prayer. He did not seem to have a prayer of regaining the world title.See also: have, not, prayernot have a prayer have no chance at all of succeeding at something. informal 1998 Oldie Show them you can re-programme the computer to eliminate the Millennium Problem and you are in. Confess that you don't even know how to turn it on, and you haven't a prayer. See also: have, not, prayernot have a ˈprayer (of doing something) have no chance of succeeding: She’s done no work at all this term, so she doesn’t have a prayer of passing her exams.See also: have, not, prayer |