- wing and a prayer
- Wing and a prayerIf you do something on a wing and a prayer, you try to do something and hope you'll succeed even though you have very little chance of success.
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wing and a prayer — If you do something on a wing and a prayer, you try to do something and hope you ll succeed even though you have very little chance of success. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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on a wing and a prayer — With no more than a slight hope of succeeding • • • Main Entry: ↑wing * * * with only the slightest chance of success * * * on a wing and a prayer see ↑wing, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑prayer on a wing and a prayer informal : w … Useful english dictionary
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on a wing and a prayer — if you do something on a wing and a prayer, you do it hoping that you will succeed although you are not prepared enough for it. With scarcely any funding and a staff of six, they operate on a wing and a prayer … New idioms dictionary
on a wing and a prayer — ► on a wing and a prayer with only a small chance of success. [ORIGIN: with reference to an emergency landing by an aircraft.] Main Entry: ↑wing … English terms dictionary
do something on a wing and a prayer — informal phrase to do something even though you are not prepared, but you hope that you will be successful Thesaurus: to do something without preparationsynonym Main entry: wing … Useful english dictionary
on a wing and a prayer — with only the slightest chance of success. → wing … English new terms dictionary
on a wing and a prayer — Meaning Relying on good fortune. Origin From the military. Aircraft that were sometimes returned to base in a badly damaged state with little but the prayers of the crew to keep them aloft … Meaning and origin of phrases
