reach for the stars

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reach for the stars (third-person singular simple present reaches for the stars, present participle reaching for the stars, simple past and past participle reached for the stars)

1. (idiomatic, informal) To have high hopes; to be ambitious.

   Synonyms: reach for the sky, reach for the moon, shoot for the moon, aim for the sky, aim for the stars

   Coordinate terms: ask for the moon, chase a rainbow

   • 2006, Aline Brosh McKenna, Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada, spoken by Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep):

     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.

• promise the stars
• reach for the sky

• build castles in the air

• “reach for the stars”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “reach for the stars”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “reach for the stars”, in Collins English Dictionary.