- pin\ one's\ faith\ on
- v. phr.To depend upon; trust.
We pinned our faith on our home basketball team to win the state finals, and they did!
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
pin\ one's\ faith\ on
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pin one's faith — ● pin … Useful english dictionary
pin one's faith on — ► pin one s hopes (or faith) on rely heavily on. Main Entry: ↑pin … English terms dictionary
To pin one's faith upon — Pin Pin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pinning}.] [See {Pin}, n.] To fasten with, or as with, a pin; to join; as, to pin a garment; to pin boards together. As if she would pin her to her heart. Shak. [1913 Webster] {To pin one s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pin one's faith on — {v. phr.} To depend upon; trust. * /We pinned our faith on our home basketball team to win the state finals, and they did!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
pin one's faith on — {v. phr.} To depend upon; trust. * /We pinned our faith on our home basketball team to win the state finals, and they did!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
pin one's faith upon — Believe, put confidence in, trust, rely upon, take at one s word … New dictionary of synonyms
pin one's hopes (or faith) on — rely heavily on. → pin … English new terms dictionary
pin one's hopes on — ► pin one s hopes (or faith) on rely heavily on. Main Entry: ↑pin … English terms dictionary
pin one's hopes on — pin one s hopes (or faith) on rely heavily on retailers were pinning their hopes on a big spending Christmas … Useful english dictionary
Pin — Pin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pinning}.] [See {Pin}, n.] To fasten with, or as with, a pin; to join; as, to pin a garment; to pin boards together. As if she would pin her to her heart. Shak. [1913 Webster] {To pin one s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
