hold out little hope

Meaning

1. hold out little, etc. hope (of sth / that…)

   to offer little, etc. reason for believing that sth will happen

   The doctors did not hold out much hope for her recovery.

From the same entry

• hope against hope
• hope for the best
• I should hope so
• cross my heart
• be beyond hope
• hope springs eternal
• in the hope of
• not have a hope
• some hope
• dash hopes
• pin your hopes on