hail mary
US /ˌheɪl ˈmeri/
・UK /ˌheɪl ˈmeəri/
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n.NounA Roman Catholic prayer to the Virgin Mary.
She whispered a Hail Mary before the surgery.
n.NounA long, typically unsuccessful pass thrown in desperation, especially in American football.
With seconds left, the quarterback threw a Hail Mary.
n.NounA last-ditch attempt; a desperate measure with little chance of success.
Filing a lawsuit at this stage is a Hail Mary.
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Family farm under threat of town seizing land
- If the town takes the land, it will have to pay market value, but there's still a chance someone could come forward with a Hail Mary solution to save the farm.
If the town takes the land, it will have to pay market value, but there's still a chance someone could come forward with a Hail Mary solution to save the farm.
- but there's still a chance someone could come forward with a Hail Mary solution to save the farm.
but there's still a chance someone could come forward with a Hail Mary solution to save the farm.
Top 10 Theories About The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Much like Doctor Strange's Hail Mary in Infinity War, this may be the Fantastic Four's final gambit to get their world back one day.
Much like Doctor Strange's Hail Mary in Infinity War, this may be the Fantastic Four's final gambit to get their world back one day.
- Much like Doctor Strange's Hail Mary in Infinity War, this may be the Fantastic Four's final gambit to get their world back one day.
Much like Doctor Strange's Hail Mary in Infinity War, this may be the Fantastic Four's final gambit to get their world back one day.
Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) - 8/11
- My Hail Mary hadn't worked. As Tuesday neared, I had plenty of time to think what a stupid idea it was.
My Hail Mary hadn't worked. As Tuesday neared, I had plenty of time to think what a stupid idea it was.
- My Hail Mary hadn't worked.
My Hail Mary hadn't worked.
The Roots of Everyday English Expressions: The Bible & Folk Tales
- Hail Mary.
Hail Mary.
- Hail Mary is from a religion, not necessarily the Bible.
Hail Mary is from a religion, not necessarily the Bible.
Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) - 7/11
- But this was a real Hail Mary, a last-second desperation play.
But this was a real Hail Mary, a last-second desperation play.
- But this was a real Hail Mary, a last-second desperation play.
But this was a real Hail Mary, a last-second desperation play.
TGI Fridays: How the American Icon Became a Shell of Itself | WSJ What Went Wrong
- This potential IPO in the UK with their biggest franchisee there was really a Hail Mary pass.
This potential IPO in the UK with their biggest franchisee there was really a Hail Mary pass.
- This potential IPO in the UK with their biggest franchisee there was really a hail Mary pass.
This potential IPO in the UK with their biggest franchisee there was really a hail Mary pass.
IDIOM CHALLENGE: British vs. American Idioms
- Um...okay. The next one is "A Hail Mary."
Um...okay. The next one is "A Hail Mary."
- A hail mary?
A hail mary?
The Boys - Ryan Kills Grace (S4E8) | Movieclips
- They're going to try again, and that virus is a Hail Mary at best.
They're going to try again, and that virus is a Hail Mary at best.
- They're going to try again, and that virus is a Hail Mary at best.
They're going to try again, and that virus is a Hail Mary at best.
Project Hail Mary Explained: Why This Movie Feels So Different
- Well, not our sun, but the one in the upcoming sci-fi mammoth of a film that is "Project Hail Mary", and it's not a sudden explosion or a dramatic flare,
Well, not our sun, but the one in the upcoming sci-fi mammoth of a film that is "Project Hail Mary", and it's not a sudden explosion or a dramatic flare,
- the one in the upcoming sci-fi mammoth of a film that is Project Hail Mary,
the one in the upcoming sci-fi mammoth of a film that is Project Hail Mary,
Trump Says He’s “Glad” Robert Mueller Died, Deploys ICE to Airports & Iran War Has No End in Sight
- You know, we have a, um, a new number one movie in America, a big one, Ryan Gosling's new space adventure, Project Hail Mary, uh, made more than $80 million this weekend.
You know, we have a, um, a new number one movie in America, a big one, Ryan Gosling's new space adventure, Project Hail Mary, uh, made more than $80 million this weekend.
- Ryan Gosling's new space adventure, Project Hail Mary, uh, made more than $80 million this weekend.
Ryan Gosling's new space adventure, Project Hail Mary, uh, made more than $80 million this weekend.