one ray of hope

one ray of hope

A single minute indication that something may improve, succeed, or turn out for the best in the end. This penalty kick is our one ray of hope—if we make this, we can still tie the game and force overtime. Although peace talks have broken down between the two warring countries, there remains one ray of hope that a truce of some kind can still be salvaged.
See also: hope, of, one, ray
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

the one/a ray of ˈhope

the one small sign of improvement in a difficult situation: They’ve actually stopped fighting, so perhaps there’s a ray of hope after all. Our one ray of hope is the bank. They might agree to lend us the money we need.
See also: hope, of, one, ray
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • the one/a ray of hope
  • ray of hope
  • glimmer
  • glimmer of hope
  • kick down with something
  • kick aside
  • kick over
  • drop a hint
  • hint
  • you're the expert
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The one ray of hope for the little family has been the "incredible" support of the community in Prudhoe.
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One ray of hope for Dorridge is that fellow relegation battlers Moseley and Dartmouth face each other so one of those could be dragged into the mire.
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Cruel as it may seem, there is one ray of hope in the Feldman spin.
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But there is one ray of hope. Only six per cent say they like him.
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There is one ray of hope for Nechells, run by famous fight family, the Holts.
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The one ray of hope came with last April's excellent Wonder Woman before the fun-butdisappointing Justice League came along five months later to put things back to square one.
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For the PPP, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is one ray of hope. He turned out to be an effective campaigner, and delivered an impressive maiden speech in parliament.
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One ray of hope shone through when I heard Donald Trump's wise words this week when he explained to Theresa May the skills of diplomacy and no doubt the use of the dark art of 'fake news' when in a corner.
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One ray of hope for Newcastle was a shock win in the men's firsts' basketball clash - the visitors clinching a deserved 76-72 victory.
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However, the one ray of hope in this ordeal is the fact that this incident has caused a near unanimous outrage, from Pakistani journalists to the foreign press.
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One ray of hope for Froome is he submitted 21 drug tests on La Vuelta but the sample from September 7 was the only one which raised the alarm.
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One ray of hope for the Conservatives is in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, a Labour-held seat which the YouGov analysis suggests is likely to be won by the Conservatives.
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But one ray of hope is that after decades of falling populations due to poaching and loss of habitat, giraffes are experiencing a comeback, with a tenfold increase, in Niger.
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