| 单词 | praise the lord and pass the ammunition |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspraise the Lord and pass the ammunition (d) praise the Lord and pass the ammunition and variants: used allusively with reference to people who combine piety with militarism.The phrase was supposedly used by a U.S. Navy chaplain (generally thought to be Howell Maurice Forgy (1908–1983), although other names have been suggested) during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (see quot. 19421). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > catchphrases [phrase] snafu1941 praise the Lord and pass the ammunition1942 1942 Limestone Democrat (Athens, Alabama) 26 Feb. 2/1 During a lull in the firing this man of God was heard to intone: ‘Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition, I just got one of the s— of b—.’ 1942 F. Loesser (title of song) Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition. 1958 B. L. Montgomery Mem. xxxiii. 539 He was once good enough to refer to me as a Cromwellian figure no doubt because I have always tried both to praise the Lord and to pass the ammunition. 1982 Times 31 July 10/6 Can we leave unchallenged those who believe it possible to praise God and pass the ammunition? < as lemmas |
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