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dash someone's hopes

idiom
Meaning

To undercut or undermine someone's dreams or aspirations.


Examples
SIMPLE

I do not want to dash your hopes, but the tickets are sold out.

CONTEXTUAL

The coach did not want to dash his hopes, but he had to tell the player he did not make the team.

COMPLEX

The sudden cancellation of the project served to dash the hopes of the entire research team, who had spent years working toward that specific goal.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    another nail in someone's coffin

    An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.

  2. 02

    answer someone's prayers

    To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  3. 03

    answer to someone's prayers

    Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  4. 04

    apple of someone's eye

    The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.

  5. 05

    bane of someone's existence

    Someone or something that poses a significant problem to someone.

  6. 06

    bash someone's face in

    To beat someone violently.

  7. 07

    bash someone's head

    To beat up someone violently.

  8. 08

    be someone's to lose

    To be anticipated to be won by someone.

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