phrasal verb (idiom) · informal
get one's hopes up
UK/ɡet wʌnz həʊps ʌp/US/ɡet wʌnz hoʊps ʌp/get ONE'S HOPES UP
to become too hopeful about something before it is certain
Examples
“Don't get your hopes up — they haven't confirmed the offer yet.”
“I got my hopes up when I saw the email, but it was only a newsletter.”
“Students often get their hopes up about exam results before they're published.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policy announcements often raise public expectations, so journalists warn citizens not to get their hopes up prematurely.”
Collocations
- get someone's hopes up about
- don't get your hopes up
Word family
Common mistakes
get hope up→get one's hopes up
raise one's hopes→get one's hopes up
Say it for a higher band
5be hopeful→6be optimistic→7+get one's hopes up
Synonyms
be overly hopeful
expect too much
Easily confused
be optimistic
“She's optimistic about the interview, but not overly so.”
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