Phrase Hound found 20 phrases and 6 compound words that contain hopes. The most common are listed below. Open hopes in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 20
- high hopesThe optimistic belief that an aim or goal will be achieved.
- forlorn hopesplural of forlorn hope: A small troop of soldiers picked to make an advance attack, or the first attack; a storming party.
- white hopesplural of white hope: Ellipsis of great white hope.
- pin one's hopes onTo place all one's trust or hope in (someone or something).
- get one's hopes upTo become enthusiastic about something that is not yet guaranteed to happen.
- great white hopesplural of great white hope: A highly skilled white/Caucasian challenger for leadership in a field whose top ranks are dominated by non-Caucasians; especially a field which was once dominated by white Caucasians, and is now dominated by …
- hopes against hopethird-person singular simple present indicative of hope against hope: To continue to hope, even when what is hoped for seems unlikely or impossible.
- dash someone's hopesTo undercut or undermine someone's dreams or aspirations.
- dashed someone's hopessimple past and past participle of dash someone's hopes
- dashes someone's hopesthird-person singular simple present indicative of dash someone's hopes: To undercut or undermine someone's dreams or aspirations.
- dashing someone's hopespresent participle and gerund of dash someone's hopes
- crosses my heart and hopes to diethird-person singular simple present indicative of cross my heart and hope to die: Added to a promise or a statement to show how serious one was about being honest in what one said
- don't get your hopes upSynonym of don't count your chickens before they're hatched: One should not depend upon a favorable (and typically overoptimistic) outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur.
- gets one's hopes upthird-person singular simple present indicative of get one's hopes up: To become enthusiastic about something that is not yet guaranteed to happen.
- getting one's hopes uppresent participle and gerund of get one's hopes up
- got one's hopes upsimple past and past participle of get one's hopes up
- gotten one's hopes uppast participle of get one's hopes up: To become enthusiastic about something that is not yet guaranteed to happen.
- pinned one's hopes onsimple past and past participle of pin one's hopes on
- pinning one's hopes onpresent participle and gerund of pin one's hopes on
- pins one's hopes onthird-person singular simple present indicative of pin one's hopes on: To place all one's trust or hope in (someone or something).
Compound words 6
- Courthopesplural of Courthope: A surname.
- overhopesthird-person singular simple present indicative of overhope: Excessive hope or anticipation; presumption.
- stanhopesplural of stanhope: A market town and civil parish in Weardale, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY9939).
- underhopesplural of underhope: A lowered expectation or hope.
- wanhopesplural of wanhope: Lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.
- mishopesplural of mishope: To fail to hope (in); hope amiss; lose hope; despair.