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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 |
| Wilkin | | - | Medieval English |
| Gonzalo | | gon-THAH-lo (Spanish), gon-SAH-lo (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
| Matthaios | | - | Biblical Greek |
| Ioudas | | - | Biblical Greek |
| Blanche | | [blɑ:ntʃ] | |
| Babak | | - | Persian, Ancient Persian |