pin (one's) hopes on (someone or something)

To have expectations that are tied to the success, performance, etc., of a particular person or thing. Why are we pinning our hopes on him when we know he's not popular enough to defeat the incumbent? I had pinned my hopes on this promotion, so I was crushed when I didn't get it.

pin one's hopes on

Also, pin one's faith on. Put one's hope or trust in someone or something, as in She'd pinned her hopes on an early acceptance to the college but it didn't materialize. This term, dating from the 1500s, originated as pin one's faith on another's sleeve and may have alluded to the practice of soldiers wearing their leader's insignia on their sleeves. By the 1800s, however, it acquired its present form.

ˌpin your ˈfaith/ˈhopes on somebody/something

put your trust in somebody/something; hope for somebody/something: He’s pinning his faith on the revival of the economy. The idea that he’ll be out of prison in five years is all she’s got to pin her hopes on.

See also: faith, hope, on, pin, somebody, something

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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pin one's hopes on
pin your faith/hopes on somebody/something
pin (one's) faith on (someone or something)
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a one-trick pony
a rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel
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one rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel
rotten apple spoils the barrel
a bad apple spoils the (whole) barrel

词组	pin (one's) hopes on (someone or something)
释义	pin (one's) hopes on (someone or something) pin (one's) hopes on (someone or something) To have expectations that are tied to the success, performance, etc., of a particular person or thing. Why are we pinning our hopes on him when we know he's not popular enough to defeat the incumbent? I had pinned my hopes on this promotion, so I was crushed when I didn't get it. See also: hope, on, pin Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. pin one's hopes on Also, pin one's faith on. Put one's hope or trust in someone or something, as in She'd pinned her hopes on an early acceptance to the college but it didn't materialize. This term, dating from the 1500s, originated as pin one's faith on another's sleeve and may have alluded to the practice of soldiers wearing their leader's insignia on their sleeves. By the 1800s, however, it acquired its present form. See also: hope, on, pin The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. ˌpin your ˈfaith/ˈhopes on somebody/something put your trust in somebody/something; hope for somebody/something: He’s pinning his faith on the revival of the economy. The idea that he’ll be out of prison in five years is all she’s got to pin her hopes on. See also: faith, hope, on, pin, somebody, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: pin one's hopes on pin your faith/hopes on somebody/something pin (one's) faith on (someone or something) pin faith on a one-trick pony a rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bunch one rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel rotten apple spoils the barrel a bad apple spoils the (whole) barrel
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