dash (one's) 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.
See also: dash, hope
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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.
dash someone's hopes
Destroy someone's plans, disappoint or disillusion. For example, That fall dashed her hopes of a gold medal. This term uses dash in the sense of "destroy," a usage surviving only in this idiom. [Second half of 1500s]
See also: dash, hope
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- dash hopes
- dash someone's hopes
- dash/shatter somebody's hopes
- shatter
- shatter (one's) hopes
- dash off
- dash off (somewhere)
- dash (something) against (something)
- dash against
- dash to pieces