pin\ one's\ faith\ on

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!


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  • 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

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  • 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

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