wing and prayer

短语

词形变化

wings and prayers 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A precarious situation; a situation whose successful outcome is hoped for but uncertain.

    His sudden career change was a bit of a wing and prayer.

  2. 2.

    An approach to addressing a problem whose effectiveness is doubtful.

    The candidate’s speech had nothing to offer but wings and prayers.

词源

From the earlier and more common phrase on a wing and a prayer.

来源：wiktionary