Chase rainbows In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "chase rainbows", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Rachel Chau calendar 2021-08-04 12:08

Meaning of Chase rainbows

Synonyms:

build castles in the air

Chase rainbows verb phrase

To pursue unrealistic or impossible goals

You cannot get a scholarship with that GPA. Stop chasing rainbows!

He insists on being an actor without knowing that he is just wasting time chasing rainbows.

You can't be chasing rainbows for the rest of your life.

There are some people who made a tremendous impact on countless human beings because they chased rainbows.

Have you ever chased rainbows?

Other phrases about:

have (someone or something) in (one's) sights

1.To have one's gun aimed at someone or something

2.To consider someone or something as one's goal 

lower (one's) sights

To accept what is lower than your hope or your goals

set your sights on something/on doing something

Have a strong ambition to achieve something

Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

To concentrate on attaining a particular goal or award.

dream come true

Something you have wished for a long time that has now happened 

Grammar and Usage of Chase rainbows

Verb Forms

  • chased rainbows
  • chases rainbows
  • chasing rainbows

The verb "chase" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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