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Hoping

Seeking and believing with ones own thoughts a specific event, item, or idea. To yern for something to happen or come about.
He is hoping the world will soon change.
by dsxf June 30, 2008
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hey have you read, hoping this cold blue water scrubs me clean and spits me out again?
by eatcarrotswh0re September 7, 2020
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hoping the dog

An American term meaning to ride the greyhound bus.An interstate bus company that will take you anywhere in the USA for a low fare.Usually used by low income families,young single people or military personel.
I have to go see my grandma in Kentucky, and I dont have much money, so I guess Im hoping the dog.
by wordman July 15, 2005
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Hoping the broom

To get Married.
The end of your single life.
Heck, the END of your life.
Boy: ahh man im nevouse.
Boy2: Hey, I was nervouse before i hoped the broom.
Boy1: no more hoes and strippers after the bachelore party.
Boy2: I know. -.- Hoping the broom could be the end of your life.
by burnin'ham bitch December 29, 2010
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licking a tree and hoping for maple syrup

an attempt at resolving/achieving something with less effort than is required for success with a high probability of the attempt proving futile and unpleasant
By attempting to throw the game disc into the console from the couch rather than standing up and putting it in, the lazy high-schooler was licking a tree and hoping for maple syrup.
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here's hoping

An expression or idiom showing someone's desire for something to happen.
Due to bad weather, my flight to Makkah got canceled; here's hoping they will reschedule it for today.
by Aishah_noor November 22, 2013
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Licking a tree and hoping for maple syrup

Idiom; to attempt an ill-advised, mildly unpleasant shortcut to avoid a more complicated process, with a high probability of failure. The idiom itself is an example of such an experience, since licking trees is unpleasant, and even maple trees rarely taste sweet just by licking the bark. The idiom also implies that tried and true methods, rather than blind experimentation, yield better results. Drilling into the trunk of a maple tree with a tap, is the correct way to obtain maple syrup.
"Kicking the car to try and make it start again won't work. That's just licking a tree and hoping for maple syrup, honestly. Let's call a tow truck instead."
by missroxyspamcake August 27, 2020
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