NOT HAVE A PRAYER

Meaning of NOT HAVE A PRAYER in English

(informal)

HAVE NO HOPE, have/stand no chance, not have/stand (the ghost of) a chance; informal not have a hope in hell, not have/stand an earthly; Austral./NZ informal not have Buckley's (chance).

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NOT HAVE A PRAYER — informal have no chance. → prayer
Concise Oxford English vocab
HAVE — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES As we have seen ▪ As we have seen in chapter four, women’s …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRAYER — 1-Act of worshipping 2-Dua Useful information: The Verse of Prayer ( salat ): "Surely Allah and His angels bless the …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
PRAYER — I Silent or spoken petition made to God or a god. Prayer has been practiced in all religions throughout history. …
Английский словарь Британика
PRAYER — I. prayer ˈpra(a)](ə)r, ˈpre], ]ə noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English preyere, prayere, from Old French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAVE — I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRAYER — (v. i.) The act of addressing supplication to a divinity, especially to the true God; the offering of adoration, confession, …
Английский словарь Webster
PRAYER — ( v. i. ) The act of addressing supplication to a divinity, especially to the true God; the offering of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRAYER — prayer 1 — prayerless , adj. — prayerlessly , adv. — prayerlessness , n. /prair/ , n. 1. a devout …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAVE — /hav/ ; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/ ; for 26 usually /haf/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRAYER — I. prayer ˈprer noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French priere, praiere, preiere, from Medieval Latin precaria, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRAYER — noun one who prays; a supplicant. 2. prayer ·vi the act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request …
Webster English vocab
PRAYER — an act of communication by humans with the sacred or holy-God, the gods, the transcendent realm, or supernatural powers. Found …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRAYER — I prayer 'act/words of praying' BrE AmE preə AmE pre ə r præ ə r ▷ prayer|s z ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRAYER — / preə(r); NAmE prer/ noun 1. [ C ] prayer (for sb/sth) words which you say to God giving thanks …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAVE — / həv; NAmE ; əv; strong form hæv/ verb , auxiliary verb ➡ irregular verbs ■ verb (In some senses …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRAYER — prayer S3 W3 /preə $ prer/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: preiere , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAVE — I. have 1 S1 W1 /v, əv, həv; strong hæv/ BrE AmE auxiliary verb ( past tense and past participle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRAYER — n. 1 a a solemn request or thanksgiving to God or an object of worship (say a prayer). b a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRAYER — n. 1 a a solemn request or thanksgiving to God or an object of worship (say a prayer). b a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRAYER — 1. n.1 a a solemn request or thanksgiving to God or an object of worship (say a prayer). b a …
Oxford English vocab
HAVE — I. AUXILIARY VERB USES /həv, STRONG hæv/ ( has, having, had) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRAYER — ( prayers) 1. Prayer is the activity of speaking to God. They had joined a religious order and dedicated their …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRAYER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Lord's Prayer Morning Prayer prayer book prayer mat prayer wheel COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NOT — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a guilty/not guilty verdict ▪ The jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict. a verdict of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRAYER — [noun] [C]A prayer is the words that someone says or thinks when they are praying.These prayers have been written specially …
Cambridge English vocab
PRAYER — n. Book of Common Prayer Lord's Prayer prayer wheel
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PRAYER — n. Silent or spoken petition made to God or a god. Prayer has been practiced in all religions throughout history. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PRAYER — Synonyms and related words : Angelus, Ave, Ave Maria, Hail Mary, Kyrie Eleison, Mass, Paternoster, adjuration, adoration, aid prayer, appeal, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRAYER — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little , quick , short ▪ She whispered a little ~. ▪ private , quiet , silent …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NOT — INDEX: 1. not 2. stronger expressions meaning not 3. not one thing and not the other RELATED WORDS see also …
Longman Activator English vocab
PRAYER — n. 25B6; noun the priest's murmured prayers : INVOCATION, intercession, devotion; archaic orison. a quick prayer that she wouldn't bump …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRAYER — The object of this article will be to touch briefly on- â The doctrine of Scripture as to the nature …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
PRAYER — I сущ. 1) молитва to answer a prayer ≈ внять мольбе, услышать молитву to offer, say, utter a prayer ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NOT — нареч. 1) не, нет, ни (в соединении с вспомогательными и модальными глаголами n't it is hot, is it not (или …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAVE — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. гл. 1) а) иметь, обладать (для разговорного стиля характерна форма have got) I had everything …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRAYER — prayer.ogg preə n 1. 1> молитва to say one's prayers - молиться, читать молитвы the Lord's Prayer - Отче наш …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NOT — not.ogg nɒt adv 1. не, ни ( в соединении с вспомогательными и модальными глаголами в разговорной речи n't) not infrequently …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAVE — have.ogg 1. hæv n 1. pl имущие the haves and have-nots - богатые и бедные; имущие и неимущие ( люди, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NOT — 1) не 2) нет 3) ни 4) операция "не" • diode is not conducting — диод закрыт drill does not run true — сверло отклоняется от …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
NOT — not нареч.1) а) не, нет, ни (в соединении с вспомогательными и модальными глаголами n't ; если отрицание относится к лексическому …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PRAYER — n 1. 1> молитва to say one's prayers - молиться, читать молитвы the Lord's Prayer - Отче наш 2> часто …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NOT — adv 1. не, ни ( в соединении с вспомогательными и модальными глаголами в разговорной речи n't) not infrequently - довольно …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HAVE — 1. hæv n 1. pl имущие the haves and have-nots - богатые и бедные; имущие и неимущие ( люди, классы, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PRAYER — I prɛə сущ. 1) молитва to answer a prayer — внять мольбе, услышать молитву to offer, say, utter a prayer …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HAVE — ( полная форма ); həv , əv , v ( редуцированные формы ) 1. гл. ; прош. вр. , прич. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PRAYER — I [ЈЇґ†] сущ. 1) молитва to answer a prayer — внять мольбе, услышать молитву to offer, say, utter a prayer — молиться daily prayer — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HAVE — 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. - had основной глагол обладания в английском языке, в русском ему соответствуют в общем …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HAVE — 1. _v. 1> иметь, обладать; I have a very good flat - у меня прекрасная квартира; I have no time …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HAVE — 1. v. 1. иметь, обладать; I have a very good flat - у меня прекрасная квартира; I have no time …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PRAYER — просьба, ходатайство (в суде) prayer for alternative relief — ходатайство о предоставлении альтернативного средства судебной защиты; часть искового заявления с ходатайством …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
PRAYER — I сущ. 1) молитва to answer a prayer ≈ внять мольбе, услышать молитву to offer, say, utter a prayer ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NOT — нареч. 1) не, нет, ни (в соединении с вспомогательными и модальными глаголами n't it is hot, is it not (или …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAVE — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. гл. 1) а) иметь, обладать (для разговорного стиля характерна форма have got) I had everything …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITH — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a break with the past (= when something is done in a completely different way …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
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TAKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony takes place ▪ The ceremony took place on 13th June at 2:30. …
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S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OUT — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bell rings out (= it rings loudly ) ▪ The bells rang out …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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