get one's hopes up

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To become enthusiastic about something that is not yet guaranteed to happen.

Japanese Meaning

まだ確実でない事柄に対して、不要なほど大きな期待や希望を抱くこと。 / 実現の保証がないにも関わらず、過度に期待してしまい、心を高揚させること。

It's easy to get one's hopes up when you hear encouraging news.

励みになる知らせを聞くと、つい期待しすぎてしまう。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To become enthusiastic about something that is not yet guaranteed to happen.

I try to set low expectations and not to get my hopes up.

gets one's hopes up

（ present singular third-person ）

getting one's hopes up

（ participle present ）

got one's hopes up

（ past ）

got one's hopes up

（ UK participle past ）

gotten one's hopes up

（ US participle past ）