| 单词 | a wing and a prayer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa wing and a prayer e. a wing and a prayer: see wing n. Phrases 3. a wing and a prayer P3. a wing and a prayer: a jocular form of reference (after quot. 1943) to an emergency landing by an aircraft; also figurative and as attributive.phr. in allusion to reliance on hope in desperate situations. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > [noun] > unfounded hope forlorn hopea1643 wish-thinking1930 wishful thinking1932 a wing and a prayer1943 straw-clutching1962 hope-against-hope1968 society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > landing > emergency forced landing1917 a wing and a prayer1943 1943 H. Adamson Comin' in on a Wing & a Prayer (song) Tho' there's one motor gone, we can still carry on, Comin' In On A Wing And A Pray'r. 1967 Economist 3 June 998/2 The ITA's problem is to decide which applicants give most promise of maintaining an improvement over six years... This is largely a wing and a prayer decision. 1971 P. O'Donnell Impossible Virgin xii. 250 I reckoned it was better to get kitted up for a proper job rather than come charging down 'ere on a wing and a prayer. 1977 W. Marshall Thin Air xii. 150 The co-pilot brought it in... Wing and a prayer! 1980 T. Barling Goodbye Piccadilly xvi. 334 The pilot spoke to him... ‘This is real wing and a prayer weather.’ < as lemmas |
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