spray and pray
v. phr.— «The match is to be played at Old Orchard Beach Country Club, where wide parallel fairways are calculated to keep Dick’s “spray and pray” shots out of serious trouble.» —“Maine-ly Sports” by Blaine Davis Portland Press Herald (Maine) Dec. 26, 1947. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Following our conversation about the use of the term devil strip to denote the strip of land between sidewalk and street, listeners chimed in with other terms from their areas. In Portland, Maine, some people call it a hell strip. In Washington...
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