Install tools following crash: there's still hope (3,2,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
all is not lost
'still hope' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'install tools following crash' is the wordplay.
'following' says to put letters next to each other.
'crash' indicates anagramming the letters.
'install'+'tools'='installtools'
'installtools' anagrammed gives 'ALL IS NOT LOST'.
'there's' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for all is not lost that I've seen before include "Despite appearances there is still a chance of recovery" , "There is still some chance of success, or recovery" .)