shatter (one's) hopes

shatter (one's) hopes

To undercut one's dreams or optimistic views. I became a lawyer after my parents shattered my hopes of being an artist.
See also: hope, shatter
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • shatter
  • dash (one's) hopes
  • dash hopes
  • dash someone's hopes
  • dash/shatter somebody's hopes
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at doorstep
  • at somebody's expense
  • at someone's expense
  • at (one's) expense