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Meaning of high hopes | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The optimistic belief that an aim or goal will be achieved.

plural, plural-only

Examples

“Just what makes that little old ant / Think he'll move a big rubber plant? / Anyone knows an ant can't / Move a rubber tree plant / But he's got high hopes, he's got high hopes / he's got high apple pie, in the sky hopes[…]”

“Living life is fun and we've just begun / To get our share of this world's delights / High hopes we have for the future”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

high horse high hundreds high intensity training high island high jinks High John root