pin one's hopes on

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pin one's hopes on

verb pins one's hopes on · pinning one's hopes on · pinned one's hopes on · pin one's faith on

To place all one's trust or hope in (someone or something). Wade is pinning Fox's next hopes for talent-show success on Alter Ego, which sees contestants perform as avatars to a panel of judges including Grimes, Alanis Morrisette and TV singing competition stalwart will.i.am.

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verb to place all one's trust in

Español	poner su ilusión en
Deutsch	seine Hoffnungen setzen auf
Italiano	appuntare le proprie speranze su
Русский	полагаться polagatʹsja, положи́ться položítʹsja

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@misc{pin_one_s_hopes_on_2026,
  title = {pin one's hopes on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pin%20one's%20hopes%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}