chase a rainbow

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chase a rainbow (third-person singular simple present chases a rainbow, present participle chasing a rainbow, simple past and past participle chased a rainbow)

  1. (idiomatic) To pursue something illusory, impractical, or impossible.
    Synonyms: tilt at windmills, fight a losing battle, ask for the moon
    Coordinate terms: reach for the stars, reach for the sky, reach for the moon, shoot for the moon, aim for the sky, aim for the stars (all often with referents that are challenging but not impossible)

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