get/build your hopes up

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Definition of get/build your hopes up words

phrase get/build your hopes up If you tell someone not to get their hopes up, or not to build their hopes up, you are warning them that they should not become too confident of progress or success. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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