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great white hope
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | great white hope - someone (or something) expected to achieve great success in a given field; "this company is the great white hope of the nuclear industry's waste management policy"white hopehope - someone (or something) on which expectations are centered; "he was their best hope for a victory" |
great white hope
great white hopeSomeone or something expected to succeed or on whom/which certain hopes are based. Many have come to regard the presidential candidate as a great white hope for a new era of social reform and economic prosperity. The new video game console is widely seen as the foundering company's last great white hope.See also: great, hope, whitegreat white hopeSomething or someone that is expected to succeed. For example, Mark is the great white hope of the international division. This expression dates from the early 1900s, when heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson, who was black, seemed invincible and the term was used for any white opponent who might defeat him. It gained currency as the title of a Broadway play and later (1970) a film. By then it had been transferred to anyone of whom much was expected. See also: great, hope, whiteGreat White Hope
Great White Hope1910 personification of white peoples’ aspirations for a white heavyweight champion. [Am. Hist.: Misc.]See: Pugilismgreat white hope
Synonyms for great white hopenoun someone (or something) expected to achieve great success in a given fieldSynonymsRelated Words |