HOLD OUT LITTLE, ETC. HOPE (OF STH / THAT ... )


Meaning of HOLD OUT LITTLE, ETC. HOPE (OF STH / THAT ... ) in English

hold out little, etc. hope (of sth / that ... ) | not hold out any, much, etc. ˈhope (of sth / that ... )

to offer little, etc. reason for believing that sth will happen :

The doctors did not hold out much hope for her recovery.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.