- hope against hope
- continue to hope when things look very bad
The rescue team were hoping against hope that the lost hikers would be found alive.
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hope against hope
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hope against hope — If you hope against hope, you hope for something even though there is little or no chance of your wish being fulfilled … The small dictionary of idiomes
hope — ► NOUN 1) a feeling of expectation and desire for something to happen. 2) a person or thing that gives cause for hope. ► VERB 1) expect and want something to happen. 2) intend if possible to do something. ● hope against hope Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
hope against hope (that … ) — ˌhope against ˈhope (that…) idiom to continue to hope for sth although it is very unlikely to happen • She was hoping against hope that there d been some mistake. Main entry: ↑hopeidiom … Useful english dictionary
Hope — • The desire of something together with the expectation of obtaining it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hope Hope † … Catholic encyclopedia
hope against hope — ► hope against hope cling to a mere possibility. Main Entry: ↑hope … English terms dictionary
hope — [hōp] n. [ME < OE hopa, akin to Du hoop; see the v.] 1. a feeling that what is wanted is likely to happen; desire accompanied by expectation 2. the thing that one has a hope for 3. a reason for hope 4. a person or thing on which one may base… … English World dictionary
Hope and Fear — Star Trek: Voyager episode Episode no. Season 4 Episode 26 Directed by Winrich Kolbe Written by … Wikipedia
Hope for African Children Initiative — (HACI) Typ Entwicklungszusammenarbeit Gründung 2000 Sitz Nairobi … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hope This Finds You Well — Album par Further Seems Forever HopeThisFindsYouWellcover.jpg Sortie 21 mars 2006 Enregistrement 1998 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 Durée 69:59 Genre … Wikipédia en Français
hope against hope — hope with little reason … English contemporary dictionary
hope against hope — phrasal : to hope without any basis for expecting fulfillment * * * hope against hope To continue to hope when there is no (longer any) reason for hope • • • Main Entry: ↑hope * * * hope against hope phrase to hope that something will happen or… … Useful english dictionary
