Idiom
get one's hopes up
Meaning
To become enthusiastic about something that is not yet guaranteed to happen.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't get your hopes up about the promotion yet.”
“I applied for the job, but I am trying not to get my hopes up until I hear back.”
“Although the initial test results were promising, the researchers cautioned the team against getting their hopes up before the final data analysis was complete.”
Examples
simple
“Don't get your hopes up about the promotion yet.”
contextual
“I applied for the job, but I am trying not to get my hopes up until I hear back.”
complex
“Although the initial test results were promising, the researchers cautioned the team against getting their hopes up before the final data analysis was complete.”
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