to hope very strongly that something will happen, although you know it is not very likely.

We were just hoping against hope that she would be rescued. (usually in continuous tenses; usually + that)

• not have the heart to
• not have the heart to do something
• not have the stomach
• not have the stomach for
• not have the stomach for something
• not have two pennies to rub together
• nothing but
• nothing but something
• nothing daunted
• nothing doing
• Nothing doing.
• nothing if not
• nothing if not something
• nothing less than
• nothing less than something
• nothing much
• nothing short of
• nothing short of something
• nothing to do with
• nothing to it
• nothing to sneeze at
• nothing to write home about
• Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
• not hold breath
• not hold liquor