pin one's hopes on

idiomatic phrase

variants or pin all one's hopes on

: to hope very much for a good outcome from (something or someone) especially when other options are not available or are not pursued

Also, if possible, generate several [job] interviews; don't pin your hopes on just one.

Eugene Raudsepp

Calgary is holding its breath, pinning its hopes on a goalie who's all too human.

Seth Wickersham

I wanted this intense stranger who found me to be different—to be, against all odds, the one. So I pinned all my hopes on him.

Laura Barcella

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

单词	pin one's hopes on
释义	pin one's hopes on idiomatic phrase variants or pin all one's hopes on : to hope very much for a good outcome from (something or someone) especially when other options are not available or are not pursued Also, if possible, generate several [job] interviews; don't pin your hopes on just one. Eugene Raudsepp Calgary is holding its breath, pinning its hopes on a goalie who's all too human. Seth Wickersham I wanted this intense stranger who found me to be different—to be, against all odds, the one. So I pinned all my hopes on him. Laura Barcella Word History First Known Use 1786, in the meaning defined above
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