I should hope so/not
I should hope not
I would naturally expect that this would not happen or be true. A: "Don't worry, you won't have to pay for the additional service." B: "I should hope not, seeing as I never agreed to it in the first place!"
See also: hope, not, should
I should hope so
I would naturally expect that this would happen or be true. A: "My manager said you can get a refund on the item." B: "I should hope so—it arrived broken in two pieces!"
See also: hope, should
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
I should ˈhope so/not
,so I should ˈhope
(spoken) used to say that you feel very strongly that something should/should not happen: ‘Nobody blames you.’ ‘I should hope not!’ ‘She did apologize.’ ‘So I should hope!’See also: hope, not, should
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- (I) hope not
- hope not
- not for a second
- not for a minute
- not for a moment
- aint
- ain't
- not for a instant
- not for a/one minute/moment/second/instant
- by no means