0 If you do something on a wing and a prayer, you do it hoping that you will succeed, although you are not prepared enough for it: --
One has heard of flying on a wing and a prayer, but this is ridiculous.
Due to economic factors many rural areas are run on a wing and a prayer.
That is a policy on a wing and a prayer which does not satisfy any of the passengers.
They are on a wing and a prayer, and are well out of touch with their own forecasts.
In terms of democratic decision-making we are running on a wing and a prayer.
It is weakly thought through, under-capitalised, and based on a wing and a prayer.
Most such bodies are actually run on a wing and a prayer.
It will never make a large profit and has always performed on a wing and a prayer.