Hail Mary pass

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(American football) A long forward pass with little chance of completion, typically used by the losing team when time is running out and no other play is practical, in a desperate attempt to score the winning points.

Japanese Meaning

アメリカンフットボールにおいて、残り時間が少なく、他のプレイが実行不可能な状況で、わずかなチャンスしかない長いフォワードパスを指し、主に敗北が決まった状況での必死の得点試みとして使われる。

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With only ten seconds left and no timeouts, the quarterback threw a Hail Mary pass into the end zone.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

残り時間が10秒しかなくタイムアウトもない状況で、クォーターバックは起死回生を狙った長い前方パスをエンドゾーンに投げ込んだ。

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(by extension) An act done in desperation, with only a very small chance of success.

Some liken that offensive to a “Hail Mary” pass, with the Taliban still entrenched throughout southern and eastern Afghanistan and a program to persuade Talib soldiers to lay down arms and be “reintegrated” into Afghan society having achieved little so far.

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Hail Mary passes

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