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- not get hopes up
not get hopes up
not get one's hopes up
Fig. [one] should not expect something to happen; [one] should not start hoping that something will happen. The rain could stop so we can go to the beach, but you should not get your hopes up.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Tabitha | | TAB-i-thə (English) | English, Biblical, Biblical Greek |
Lowri | | - | Welsh |
ÓLavur | | - | Faroese |
Elia | | E-lyah (Italian), AY-lee-ah (Dutch) | Italian, Dutch |
Leofsige | | - | Anglo-Saxon |
Anupam | | - | Indian, Hindi, Bengali |