hope : Idioms & Phrases
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A forlorn hope
D. verloren hoop , prop., a lost band or troop;verloren , p.p. ofverliezen to lose +hoop band; akin to E.heap . SeeFor- , andHeap .(Mil.) , a body of men (called in F. enfants perdus, in G. verloren posten) selected, usually from volunteers, to attempt a breach, scale the wall of a fortress, or perform other extraordinarily perilous service; also, a desperate case or enterprise.
Webster 1913
bob hope
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noun United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)
Bob Hope; Hope.
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cape of good hope
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noun a point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape Town)
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noun a province of western South Africa
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cape of good hope province
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noun a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa
Cape Colony; Cape Province.
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forlorn hope
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noun a hopeless or desperate enterprise
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great white hope
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noun someone (or something) expected to achieve great success in a given field
great white hope.
- this company is the great white hope of the nuclear industry's waste management policy
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hope chest
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noun chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage
wedding chest.
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john hope franklin
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noun United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
Franklin.
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leslie townes hope
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noun United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)
Bob Hope; Hope.
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white hope
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noun someone (or something) expected to achieve great success in a given field
great white hope.
- this company is the great white hope of the nuclear industry's waste management policy