the/an answer to (one's) prayer(s)

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the/an answer to (one's) prayer(s)

The perfect solution to a desperate need. Can be used literally (when one has actually prayed) or in a more figurative sense. I really believe this job was the answer to my prayer for a better life. This grant is an answer to our prayers. The center can stay open now!

the ˌanswer to somebody’s ˈprayers

a thing or a person that somebody has waited for or wanted for a long time: If you’ve been looking for a good quality fleece at a reasonable price, this one could be the answer to your prayers.

See also: answer, prayer

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amps
amuck
amuk
amuse
amuse (someone or something) with
amuse with
an
an about-face
an accident waiting to happen
an accident/a disaster waiting to happen
an Achilles heel
an acquired taste
an act of faith
an act of God
an act of war
an admirable Crichton
an aide-mémoire
an Aladdin's cave
an Aladdin's lamp
an albatross around your neck
an all-out effort
an all-rounder
an ambulance at the bottom of a cliff
an ambulance chaser
an answer to his prayers
an apology for
an apology for something
an apple a day
an apple a day (keeps the doctor away)
an apple a day keeps the doctor away
an arm and a leg
an armchair critic
an armchair critic, traveller, etc.
an armchair something
an armchair traveler
an army marches on its stomach
an arrow in the quiver
an article of faith
an atmosphere that you could cut with a knife
an attack
an attack of (some illness)
an awkward customer
an ax(e) hanging over (someone or something)
an axe hanging over someone
an axe hanging over something
an axe to grind
an eager beaver
an eagle eye
an earful
an early bath
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an all-nighter
an all-out effort
an all-rounder
an alley apple
an alligator
an ally
an Alpha Charlie
an alpha male
an amber gambler
an ambulance at the bottom of a cliff
an ambulance chaser
an Ameche
An American Dictionary of the English Language
An American in Paris
an amigo
an anchor clanker
an anchor-clanker
an and a half
an and a half
an and a half
an and a half
an and a half
An Angle
an angry young man
an ankle biter
an ankle-biter
An Annual Report on the Budget
an answer to her prayer
an answer to her prayers
an answer to his prayer
an answer to his prayers
an answer to my prayer
an answer to my prayers
an answer to our prayer
an answer to our prayers
an answer to prayer
an answer to their prayer
an answer to their prayers
an anti-vaxxer
an antivaxxer
an apology for
an apology for something
an app
an apple a day
an apple a day (keeps the doctor away)
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
an apple knocker
an apple polisher
an apple-knocker
An Approximate Molecular Orbital Method
an arb
An Architecture for Intrusion Detection
an Arianator
an arm and a leg
an arm and a leg
an arm and a leg
an arm and a leg
an arm and a leg
An arm of flesh
an arm twister
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