Hail Mary 

A plan with little chance of success, i.e. a desperate football toss.

Gus ran to grab his gun in a Hail Mary attempt to kill Lalo.
The detectives made a Hail Mary attempt to catch the killer.
I made a Hail Mary pass at the end of the big football game.

Hail Mary by MalumLibrum958 July 20, 2022

hail mary 

stan twitter saying to signify it’s the last day of billboards tracking week and to mass buy/stream the song/album with little chance of succeding

TROLLZ HAIL MARY ‼️🔥

hail mary by coconuteric December 12, 2023

hail-Mary hand-in 

Your teacher has assigned several homework assignments whose due-dates are spaced out over the course of the semester. You don't bother to do any of them. The night before the final, you realize what a mistake that was, and you hurriedly do all of the homework assignments in succession. On entering the final exam, you plop the lot of them on the teacher's desk, unceremoniously and without explanation. This hail-Mary hand-in subsequently becomes an object of incredulity and amusement among your teacher's colleagues.

Can you believe that Dwayne D. pulled a hail-Mary hand-in on me at the final? He must be delusional.

hail-Mary hand-in by schlouk March 6, 2012

hail mary text 

A text message sent as a final act of desperation before accepting the person isn't interested in you

girl: He hasn't responded to me the past two weeks, but I'll send a hail mary text just to be sure

hail mary text by Regina__Phalange December 5, 2016

hail mary pass 

A pass made at someone in a last desperate attempt to win their heart

After repeated rejections, Ken made a hail Mary pass at Meghan who'd already told him she'd rather drink battery acid than go out with him. hail Mary, desperate attempt, forlorn effort, last ditch try

hail mary pass by Michaeladt April 30, 2016

Hail Mary Tank

A situation when your car is running on nothing but fumes and prayer to get you to the cheapest gas station.

Kid 1: God, the other day my dad drove all the way to Costco on an empty tank just 'cause gas is cheaper.
Kid 2: Sounds like he pulled a hail mary tank.

Hail Mary Tank by Runebirdie June 18, 2008

Hail mary baby 

An act if desperation to save a failing marriage. With the end game being a baby born to divorcing parents. This child has a high chance of being very spoiled.

"He may have been a Hail Mary baby, least it was a boy. Damn child support sucks though"

"Did u hear Linda's prego!?!"
"Yeah they think a Hail Mary baby just going to swoop in and save the rest of their lives"

Hail mary baby by angry lil bird September 23, 2013