banking on
Placing faith in
Banking on means relying on or counting on something to happen: I'm banking on good weather for the wedding, Don't bank on him showing up.
The phrase suggests placing confidence in an outcome the way you might deposit money in a bank—trusting it will be there when needed.
- dependenceState of needing another
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- relianceState of needing support
anticipation · certainty · sure thing · hopefulness · faith · leap of faith · stakes · betting the farm · conviction · preparation · expectation · best case scenario · counting chickens · counting on · belief · optimism · high hopes · foresight
confidence/reliance
banking ondoubting
Questioning the truth
distrusting · questioning · mistrusting · writing off · second-guessing