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To pin one's faith upon

Pin \Pin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Pinning.] [See Pin, n.] To fasten with, or as with, a pin; to join; as, to pin a garment; to pin boards together. ``As if she would pin her to her heart.''
--Shak.

To pin one's faith upon, to depend upon; to trust to.