Select the alternative that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase

Select the alternative that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.

Hope against the hope

a)            Hope in positive circumstances

b)            Hope instead of disappointments

c)            Hope that is against someone else’s hope

d)            Hopes are not good and one should never hope anything to someone

Sol:

Idiom ‘hope against hope’ means; to hope very strongly that something will happen, although you know it is not likely and you are only getting failures, eg; They’re just hoping against hope that she’s still alive.