| 单词 | not to have a prayer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot 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! < as lemmas |
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