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on a wing and a prayer

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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.

See also: prayer, wing

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