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carry a torch for	[2] To harbor feelings of love despite not being in a relationship; generally unrequited or after a relationship has ended, and sometimes implying secret feelings. There is the implication of keeping hope alive.	(0.00 / 0 votes)
enough to make the angels weep	Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.	(0.00 / 0 votes)
fool's paradise	A state of happiness due to illusion or false hope.	(0.00 / 0 votes)
goose is cooked	All hope is gone; there is no possibility of success.	(0.00 / 0 votes)
in shape	I hope to get in shape for summer swimsuit season.	(0.00 / 0 votes)
on spec	I'm writing an article on spec. I hope some magazine will buy it.	(0.00 / 0 votes)
on spec	Short form of "on speculation": Creating a work with the hope of selling it, as opposed to creating a work "on commission" for hire.	(0.00 / 0 votes)
pipe dream	fanciful hope	(0.00 / 0 votes)
take the wind out of someone's sails	To discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue.	(0.00 / 0 votes)
throw dirt enough, and some will stick	If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at [1] on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say	(0.00 / 0 votes)
throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick	Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2005, Mike Busson (poster on UKScreen forum) Re: Voiceovers!, read at [1] on 02 Nov 06,In terms of places to send your URL or CD's, there's no easy answer. It really is a case of throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick.2005, "forwardone" (administrator posting on the HYIPForum), re: Alertpay phishing email, read at [2] on 02 Nov 06,I also think that sometimes they send out phishing e-mails in the hope that it`ll hit people who do have an account with a particular organization. You know, throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick theory.2006, Rob Manuel, How to be funny, read in Comedy Soup on the BBC website at [3] on 02 Nov 06,Throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick. Be prolific and don't be afraid to make stuff that's rubbish. If you keep trying eventually you'll get there.2006, Rex Pierce, Re: [303rd-Talk] D Day read on 303rd Bomb Group Talk Forum at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Believe the planners worked on the principle of "throw enough mud at the wall, and some of it will stick".If enough (perhaps false or reckless) accusations are made against someone, his reputation will suffer, whether or not this is deserved2006, "money" (poster on eTalk Money), Some thoughts about compact surfing, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,Word of advice NVUS time to distance yourself from LuukH as quickly as possible and dish some dirt, otherwise well the saying goes - throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick.	(0.00 / 0 votes)
you can't say fairer than that	That is good, reasonable, or fair; one cannot hope for a better decision or outcome.	(0.00 / 0 votes)

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