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Direction: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

  1. Hope against hope
    1. Think wishfully from time to time
    2. Hoped with good reason
    3. Nurture an impossible hope
    4. Pretend to hope
Correct Option: C

Nurture an impossible hope Hope against hope = to continue to hope for something although it is very unlikely to happen.



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