hope against hope

hope against hope
надеяться на чудо, надеяться несмотря ни на что, вопреки всему

You admit you never thought we'd get this far. I'll tell you the truth, I never did either. I just kept hoping against hope, that's all. (M. Wilson, ‘Live with Lightning’, ch. VII) — Вы же видите, вы сами никогда не думали, что мы столько успеем. Скажу откровенно, я тоже не думал. я просто надеялся наперекор всему, и только.

It was then I heard Phuong's step. I had hoped against hope that he would have gone before she returned. (Gr. Greene, ‘The Quiet American’, part II, ch. 1) — В этот миг послышались шаги Фуонг. У меня еще теплилась надежда, что Пайл уйдет прежде, чем Фуонг вернется.

I hoped against hope that you would refuse to take the case. (A. Christie, ‘The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding’, ‘The Under Dog’) — я тщетно надеялась, что вы откажетесь расследовать это дело.


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  • hope against hope (that … ) — ˌhope against ˈhope (that…) idiom to continue to hope for sth although it is very unlikely to happen • She was hoping against hope that there d been some mistake. Main entry: ↑hopeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hope — • The desire of something together with the expectation of obtaining it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hope     Hope     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • hope against hope — ► hope against hope cling to a mere possibility. Main Entry: ↑hope …   English terms dictionary

  • hope — [hōp] n. [ME < OE hopa, akin to Du hoop; see the v.] 1. a feeling that what is wanted is likely to happen; desire accompanied by expectation 2. the thing that one has a hope for 3. a reason for hope 4. a person or thing on which one may base… …   English World dictionary

  • Hope and Fear — Star Trek: Voyager episode Episode no. Season 4 Episode 26 Directed by Winrich Kolbe Written by …   Wikipedia

  • Hope for African Children Initiative — (HACI) Typ Entwicklungszusammenarbeit Gründung 2000 Sitz Nairobi …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • hope against hope — hope with little reason …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hope against hope — phrasal : to hope without any basis for expecting fulfillment * * * hope against hope To continue to hope when there is no (longer any) reason for hope • • • Main Entry: ↑hope * * * hope against hope phrase to hope that something will happen or… …   Useful english dictionary


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