hope for the best
idiom
: to hope that things will turn out as well as possible
All we can do is hope for the best.
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Or, stick with the old ways: Book a few art houses in New York and Los Angeles and hope for the best.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
The team has one great hope offensively: toss it up to uber-talented receiver Nico Collins down the field and hope for the best.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
Or else New Yorkers can pay little attention, roll the dice and hope for the best.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
Music has always been a perilous, impractical pursuit, and even sympathetic fans hope for the best value for their dollar.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
The team has one great hope offensively: toss it up to uber-talented receiver Nico Collins down the field and hope for the best.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
Or else New Yorkers can pay little attention, roll the dice and hope for the best.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
Music has always been a perilous, impractical pursuit, and even sympathetic fans hope for the best value for their dollar.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Hope for the best.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hope%20for%20the%20best. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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