reach for the stars en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal) 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.
2006, Aline Brosh McKenna, Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada, spoken by Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reaches for the stars | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| reaching for the stars | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reached for the stars | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reached for the stars | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Coordinates
chase a rainbow · ask for the moon
Relateds
promise the stars · reach for the sky · build castles in the air
Synonyms
reach for the moon · aim for the stars · shoot for the moon · reach for the sky · aim for the sky
Translations (10)
ca tenir grans ambicions (to have high hopes) · fi kurkottaa kuuhun (to have high hopes) · fr tirer des plans sur la comète (to have high hopes) · de nach den Sternen greifen (to have high hopes) · nv sǫʼ bíká dichííd (to have high hopes) · pl sięgnąć gwiazd (to have high hopes) · fr vouloir décrocher la lune (to have high hopes) · fr avoir de hautes ambitions (to have high hopes) · de nach den Sternen langen (to have high hopes) · pl sięgać gwiazd (to have high hopes)