not a prayer

Little or no chance or possibility (of succeeding, coming to pass, or achieving something). There's not a prayer of them getting into the playoffs this year. A: "Do you think there's any chance they'll convict the CEO?" B: "Not a prayer—he's too rich and powerful."

prayer, not a

see under not a hope in hell.

See also: not

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

See also:

not a prayer
not a dog's chance
not a cat in hell's chance
on the (off) chance
on the chance
one chance in a million
sporting chance
sporting chance, a
a sporting chance
a chance in a million

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