Hopeful yet exercising caution
Patrick coined the phrase cautiously optimistic while dreaming of winning the lotto
A euphemistic (yet silly) way of saying "worried". Most often said by those on national news networks.
Joe Boorman was cautiously optimistic on whether his wallet would be found.
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Promising but I wouldn’t bet on it.
The Cleveland Browns look good this off-season and it should be their year, but they’re the Browns so I’m cautiously optimistic.