build someone's hopes up

build someone's hopes up
get someone’s hopes up/build someone’s hopes (up)/raise someone’s hopes/ phrase
to make someone expect something that they want even though you are not certain it will happen

I don’t want to raise her hopes about the promotion until I’m sure.

Thesaurus: to make someone more hopeful and optimisticsynonym
Main entry: hope

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • build someone's hopes — get someone’s hopes up/build someone’s hopes (up)/raise someone’s hopes/ phrase to make someone expect something that they want even though you are not certain it will happen I don’t want to raise her hopes about the promotion until I’m sure.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • get someone's hopes up — get someone’s hopes up/build someone’s hopes (up)/raise someone’s hopes/ phrase to make someone expect something that they want even though you are not certain it will happen I don’t want to raise her hopes about the promotion until I’m sure.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • build — build1 W1S1 [bıld] v past tense and past participle built [bılt] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make something)¦ 2¦(make something develop)¦ 3 be built of something 4¦(feeling)¦ 5 build bridges Phrasal verbs  build something around something  build… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • build — build1 [ bıld ] (past tense and past participle built [ bılt ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make a building or other large structure by putting its parts together: Do you know when this house was built? They re building a new… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • build up — phrasal verb Word forms build up : present tense I/you/we/they build up he/she/it builds up present participle building up past tense built up past participle built up 1) [intransitive/transitive] same as build I, 3) Don t allow resentment to… …   English dictionary

  • build — 1 /bIld/ verb past tense and past participle built /bIlt/ 1 MAKE STH (I, T) to make something, especially a building or something large: Are they going to build on this land? | build sb sth: Nick said he d build us a fitted wardrobe. 2 MAKE STH… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • hope */*/*/ — I UK [həʊp] / US [hoʊp] verb Word forms hope : present tense I/you/we/they hope he/she/it hopes present participle hoping past tense hoped past participle hoped [intransitive/transitive] to want and expect something to happen or be true hope… …   English dictionary

  • hope — hope1 [ houp ] verb *** intransitive or transitive to want and expect something to happen or be true: hope (that): I just hope she s pleasant to him on his birthday. hope for: It wouldn t be sensible to hope for immediate success. The best they… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hope — hope1 W1S1 [həup US houp] v [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: hopian] 1.) to want something to happen or be true and to believe that it is possible or likely hope (that) ▪ We hope that more women will decide to join the course. ▪ I do hope… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hope — 1 verb (I, T) 1 to want something to happen or be true, and to believe it is possible: hope (that): I hope you have a lovely birthday. | I hope I m not disturbing you. | Let s just hope we can find somewhere to park. | hope to do sth: Joan s… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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