high hopes

noun

: a strong feeling that something good will happen or be true

We had high hopes of winning the game.

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Cushing has high hopes his family’s Lobster boat—which one welcomed JFK for a fishing excursion—will be rehabilitated and can tour around hotel guests. —Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024

Many people join a company with the high hopes of learning new skills and fast-tracking their career path up the corporate ladder, all the while earning a handsome compensation package. —Jack Kelly, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024

Jürgen Klinsmann, the German coach who arrived with similar high hopes to raise the play of the American men, made $15.7 million in salary and bonuses from 2011 through the end of 2016. —Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2024

Wall Street has high hopes for Apple’s big iPhone 16 launch today, in the expectation of new AI features driving upgrades. —David Meyer, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2024