| 单词 | inflate an expectation |
| 释义 | inflate an expectation They should be warned instead about the dangers of inflating expectations that they have little chance of fulfilling. Times, Sunday Times You have inflated expectations of things but these need to be played down a lot or there may be some disappointments. The Sun They now face the world as graduates in inflated numbers with inflated expectations, inflated debt, devalued degrees and deflated prospects. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps their frustrations stem from a run of three wins and two draws from five games a month ago that inflated their expectations. Times, Sunday Times Even fund managers who stand to gain from the highly flattering forecasts that emerge from these flawed calculations are worried about the danger of irresponsibly inflating expectations. Times, Sunday Times |
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