Repose trust/confidence/hope in sb/sth In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "repose trust/confidence/hope in sb/sth", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Luna Linh

2021-03-26 04:03

Meaning of Repose trust/confidence/hope in sb/sth

Synonyms:

accept/take sth on faith , bank on someone , depend on , believe in someone

Repose trust/confidence/hope in sb/sth literary formal Verb + object/complement

To put your trust, confidences or hopes in someone or something

He reposed a lot of hope in this interview

The teacher reposes a lot of confidence in her students' test results

My parents repose a lot of hope in my entrance exam.

Other phrases about:

Get my mojo working

To have confidence, energy, enthusiasm or enormous charm for something

the wish is father to the thought

People tend to believe what they want to be true.

have something on good authority

to believe certain information from the person you trust or a reliable source.

God/Heaven forbid

Said when one hopes something bad will not occur

hang (one's) hat on (something)

1. If you hang your hat on something, you depend or reply on it.

2. If you hang your hat on something, you believe or trust it.

Grammar and Usage of Repose trust/confidence/hope in sb/sth

Verb Forms

reposed trust/confidence/hope in sb/sth
reposes trust/confidence/hope in sb/sth
reposing trust/confidence/hope in sb/sth

The verb "repose" is conjugated according to the tense of a sentence

More examples:

Even though my boss reposed his trust in me, I failed to get the contract for the company

Origin of Repose trust/confidence/hope in sb/sth

It's currently unknown about this idiom but many people suggested that it might be Latin or from Middle English period. This phrase has more of a litteral meaning, which was to place trust/confidence/hope in someone or something