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单词 not have a prayer
释义

not have a prayer

informal Have no chance at all of succeeding at something.He was doing the best he could, but he doesn't have a prayer in succeeding....
  • If you cannot write some big cheques you don't have a prayer, which means that the system always throws up the same people.
  • Under his plan, you don't have a prayer of getting a flu shot, ladies and gentlemen.

Synonyms

have no hope, not have/stand a chance, have/stand no chance, not have/stand the ghost of a chance
informal not have a hope in hell, not have a cat in hell's chance, not have a dog's chance, not have/stand an earthly, not have a snowball's chance (in hell)
Australian/New Zealand informal not have Buckley's (chance)
See parent entry: prayer
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