HyperDic: forlorn_hope

English > 1 sense of the expression forlorn hope:
NOUNactforlorn hopea hopeless or desperate enterprise
English > forlorn hope: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA hopeless or desperate enterprise.
Broaderenterprise, endeavor, endeavourA purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
Spanishesperanza vana

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