reach for the stars
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reach for the stars
verb reaches for the stars · reaching for the stars · reached for the stars
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To have high hopes; to be ambitious.
Tell Richard I saw the pictures that he sent for that feature on the female paratroopers and they're all so deeply unattractive. Is it impossible to find a lovely, slender, female paratrooper? Am I reaching for the stars here? Not really.
Similar: reach for the sky, reach for the moon, shoot for the moon, aim for the sky, aim for the stars
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verb to have high hopes
| Français | tirer des plans sur la comète, vouloir décrocher la lune, avoir de hautes ambitions |
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| Deutsch | nach den Sternen greifen, nach den Sternen langen |
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title = {reach for the stars},
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