Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Hope against hope'. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Hope against hope'.

A. To stop hoping

B. To hope without any basis

C. To be certain

D. To hope reasonably

Answer: Option B

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

It means to cling to a very unlikely hope.

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