dash hopes

dash (one's) hopes

To undercut one's dreams or optimistic views. I became a lawyer after my parents dashed my hopes of being an artist. A: "Well, I was gonna talk to that pretty girl by the bar until these jerks dashed my hopes." B: "Sorry, we can't help it that you're a huge dork!" There's a storm rolling in? Dang, that dashes my hopes of spending the day on the beach.

See also: dash, hope

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dash someone's hopes

Fig. to ruin someone's hopes; to put an end to someone's dreams or aspirations. Mary dashed my hopes when she said she wouldn't marry me.

See also: dash, hope

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

dash/shatter somebody’s ˈhopes

destroy somebody’s hopes of doing or getting something: Any hopes that the museum would be built this year were dashed yesterday when the council announced its plans to spend less money on the arts. ♢ His poor performance in the exam shattered his hopes of becoming a lawyer.

See also: dash, hope, shatter

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