get one's hopes up
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Pronunciation
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Verb
get one's hopes up (third-person singular simple present gets one's hopes up, present participle getting one's hopes up, simple past got one's hopes up, past participle (UK) got one's hopes up or (US) gotten one's hopes up)
- (idiomatic) To become enthusiastic about something that is not yet guaranteed to happen.
- I try to set low expectations and not to get my hopes up.
Translations
to become enthusiastic
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