"get one's hopes up" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get one's hopes up.ogg Forms: gets one's hopes up [present, singular, third-person], getting one's hopes up [participle, present], got one's hopes up [past], got one's hopes up [UK, participle, past], gotten one's hopes up [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> one's hopes up}} 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. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to become enthusiastic): odottaa kuuta taivaalta (Finnish), hacerse esperanzas (Spanish), esperanzar (Spanish), ilusionar (Spanish)

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