pin (your) hopes on something

pin (your) hopes on something
pin (your) hopes on (someone/something) to depend on someone or something for a successful result.

The party is pinning its hopes on its new leader, who is young, good-looking, and very popular.

Scientists are pinning their hopes on the high-tech laboratory.

Usage notes: usually said when it is not certain whether something will happen or succeed

New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • pin (your) hopes on something — pin (your) hopes on (something/someone) to hope that something or someone will help you achieve what you want. The party is pinning its hopes on its new leader who is young, good looking, and very popular with ordinary people …   New idioms dictionary

  • pin (your) hopes on someone — pin (your) hopes on (something/someone) to hope that something or someone will help you achieve what you want. The party is pinning its hopes on its new leader who is young, good looking, and very popular with ordinary people …   New idioms dictionary

  • pin (your) hopes on — (something/someone) to hope that something or someone will help you achieve what you want. The party is pinning its hopes on its new leader who is young, good looking, and very popular with ordinary people …   New idioms dictionary

  • pin (your) hopes on someone — pin (your) hopes on (someone/something) to depend on someone or something for a successful result. The party is pinning its hopes on its new leader, who is young, good looking, and very popular. Scientists are pinning their hopes on the high tech …   New idioms dictionary

  • pin (your) hopes on — (someone/something) to depend on someone or something for a successful result. The party is pinning its hopes on its new leader, who is young, good looking, and very popular. Scientists are pinning their hopes on the high tech laboratory. Usage… …   New idioms dictionary

  • pin your faith on something — ˌpin (all) your ˈhopes on sb/sth | ˌpin your ˈfaith on sb/sth idiom to rely on sb/sth completely for success or help • The company is pinning its hopes on the new project. Main entry: ↑pinidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • pin (all) your hopes on something — ˌpin (all) your ˈhopes on sb/sth | ˌpin your ˈfaith on sb/sth idiom to rely on sb/sth completely for success or help • The company is pinning its hopes on the new project. Main entry: ↑pinidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • pin — [[t]pɪ̱n[/t]] ♦♦♦ pins, pinning, pinned 1) N COUNT Pins are very small thin pointed pieces of metal. They are used in sewing to fasten pieces of material together until they have been sewn. ...needles and pins... Use pins to keep the braid in… …   English dictionary

  • pin — 1 noun (C) 1 FOR CLOTH a short thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end, used especially for fastening together pieces of cloth while making clothes 2 JEWELLERY a) AmE an attractively shaped piece of metal, sometimes containing jewels,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pin — pin1 S3 [pın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for joining/fastening)¦ 2¦(jewellery)¦ 3¦(electrical)¦ 4¦(bowling)¦ 5 you could hear a pin drop 6¦(part of bomb)¦ 7¦(golf)¦ 8 for two pins I d ... 9 pins ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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