say one's prayers

verb

To prepare to be killed.

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Meanings

verbsay one's prayers (third-person singular simple present says one's prayers, present participle saying one's prayers, simple past and past participle said one's prayers)

present singular third person says one's prayers · participle present saying one's prayers · participle past said one's prayers · past said one's prayers

  1. idiomaticTo prepare to be killed.

    say your prayers weezer

    2021 April 29, @Haurmeya, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 03 Jul 2021
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see say, one's, prayer.
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APA

say one's prayers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/say%20one's%20prayers

MLA

“say one's prayers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/say%20one's%20prayers. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “say one's prayers,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/say%20one's%20prayers.

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