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dash hopes

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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


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Optimism surrounded WTO negotiations on a new global free trade pact Saturday, but opposition from India and a handful of others could dash hopes of a breakthrough, insiders said.
Optimism surrounded WTO negotiations on a new global free trade pact Saturday, but opposition from India and a handful of others could dash hopes of a breakthrough, insiders said.
Optimism surrounded WTO negotiations on a new global free trade pact Saturday, but opposition from India and a handful of others could dash hopes of a breakthrough, insiders said.
 
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