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Meaning of hope springs eternal | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

The feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself.

Equivalents

Examples

“Hope''' ſprings eternal in the human breaſt; / Man never is, but always to be bleſt.”
“Night after night his disappointment is acute, but hope springs eternal in the scholastic breast, and he follows me again to-morrow.”
“But, as hope springs eternal in the human breast, he still goes from doctor to doctor for fresh advice.”
“But hope springs eternal in diehard Tiger fans, and Peter is convinced that someday, somehow, he and his son will see Detroit clinch a championship.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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