hope for the best
To be hopeful that a positive occurrence will happen. This can be an expression of hope or insight after something has gone awry or when circumstances seem bleak. Now that our house is on the market, there's not much we can do but hope for the best.
hope for the best
to desire the best to happen. Good luck. You know we all hope for the best. Mary is worried, but she hopes for the best.
ˌhope for the ˈbest
hope that everything will go well, even if there are doubts that it will: There is nothing more the doctors can do. All we can do now is hope for the best.