not have a prayer

to have no chance With an injured ankle, he doesn't have a prayer of winning the race.

Usage notes: sometimes used without not: Do we have a prayer of convincing him to go?

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ÈVe	EV	French
North	[nɔ:θ]
Owen	['əuin]
Elijah	i-LIE-jə (English), i-LIE-zhə (English)	English, Hebrew, Biblical
Hadia	-	Arabic
SemİR	-	Turkish