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gets one's hopes up

gets one's hopes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's hopes up.

Meaning of get one's hopes up

Verb

get one's hopes up (third-person singular simple present gets one's hopes up, present participle getting one's hopes up, simple past got one's hopes up, past participle (UK) got one's hopes up or (US) gotten one's hopes up)

  1. (idiomatic) To become enthusiastic about something that is not yet guaranteed to happen.
    • I try to set low expectations and not to get my hopes up.

Questions about gets one's hopes up

What is gets one's hopes up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets one's hopes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's hopes up.

Words near gets one's hopes up in the dictionary

  1. gets one's head out one's ass
  2. gets one's head straight
  3. gets one's head together
  4. gets one's hole
  5. gets one's hooks into
  6. gets one's hopes up
  7. gets one's house in order
  8. gets one's hump up
  9. gets one's jollies
  10. gets one's juices flowing
  11. gets one's kicks

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