Q From On a wing and a prayer: What does on a wing and a prayer mean?
A It means that you’re in a desperate situation and you’re relying on hope to see you through. that it comes from a famous American World War Two patriotic song, with words by Harold Adamson and music by Jimmy McHugh. It tells the tale of a plane struggling home after a bombing raid: Comin’ in on a wing and a prayer What a show, what a fight Boys, we really hit our target for tonight How we sing as we limp through the air Look below, there’s our field over there Though there’s one motor gone We can still carry on Comin’ in on a wing and a prayer. The song came out at the end of 1942 and instantly became a huge hit on both sides of the Atlantic, so much so that the phrase almost immediately entered the language.
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