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dashed hope — Synonyms and related words: bafflement, balk, betrayed hope, blasted expectation, blighted hope, blow, buffet, comedown, cruel disappointment, dash, dashed hopes, defeat, disappointment, discomfiture, disillusionment, dissatisfaction, failure,… … Moby Thesaurus
hopes dashed — plans ruined, dreams lost Her hopes were dashed when she failed the entrance exam … English idioms
shipwrecked hopes — dashed hopes, ruined expectations … English contemporary dictionary
dash someone's hopes — dash someone’s hopes phrase to make it impossible for someone to do what they hoped to do Saturday’s defeat has dashed their hopes of success in the FA Cup this year. Hopes for an early economic recovery have now been dashed. Thesaurus: to make… … Useful english dictionary
dash someone's hopes — to make it impossible for someone to do what they hoped to do Saturday s defeat has dashed their hopes of success in the FA Cup this year. Hopes for an early economic recovery have now been dashed … English dictionary
dash somebody's hopes — dash sb s ˈhopes idiom to destroy sb s hopes by making what they were hoping for impossible • Hopes of a peaceful settlement have been dashed. Main entry: ↑dashidiom … Useful english dictionary
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
dash — [[t]dæ̱ʃ[/t]] dashes, dashing, dashed 1) VERB If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly. [V adv/prep] Suddenly she dashed down to the cellar... [V adv/prep] She dashed in from the garden. N SING Dash is also a noun. ...a 160 … English dictionary
dash — 1 verb 1 to go or run somewhere very quickly (+ into/across/behind etc): Olive dashed into the room, grabbed her bag and ran out again. 2 (transitive always + adv/prep) to make something move violently against a surface, usually so that it breaks … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Switzerland — /swit seuhr leuhnd/, n. a republic in central Europe. 7,248,984; 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Cap.: Bern. French, Suisse. German, Schweiz. Italian, Svizzera. Latin, Helvetia. * * * Switzerland Introduction Switzerland Background: Switzerland s … Universalium
