spray and pray

English

Verb

spray and pray (third-person singular simple present sprays and prays, present participle spraying and praying, simple past and past participle sprayed and prayed)

1. (informal) To dispense anything (such as bullets or advertising) in an uncoordinated manner, hoping to reach the desired target through luck.

See also

• fire and forget
• hit and hope
• set-and-forget
• shotgun approach