神かみ頼だのみ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

praying to a god for help; entreaty to a deity

Often implies relying on divine intervention when one's own efforts are insufficient, sometimes with a nuance of leaving things to fate.

• 試し験けんに合ごう格かくできるように神かみ頼だのみした。

  I prayed to the gods to pass the exam.

• もう神かみ頼だのみしかない状じょう況きょうだ。

  It's a situation where we can only rely on divine help.