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what a hope! #1 (permalink) Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:41 am   what a hope!
 

Hi , everyone

What is the mean " what a hope!" . Please explain detail..I got this sentence from comic .
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what a hope! #2 (permalink) Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:01 am   what a hope!
 

Hi!
"Some hope!/What a hope!" is used humorously to say that there is no chance that smth will happen:
-Your Dad might lend you the car.
-What a hope!
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what a hope! #3 (permalink) Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:14 am   what a hope!
 

Hi Morteza

Thank for reply.... could you explain more detail...
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