YOU SAID:
Always had high high hopes!
INTO JAPANESE
常に高い期待を持っていました!
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I always had high expectations!
INTO JAPANESE
いつも期待していた!
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was always expecting it!
INTO JAPANESE
私はいつもそれを期待していました!
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was always expecting it!
You've done this before, haven't you.