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chase a rainbow

idiom

To pursue something illusory, impractical, or impossible.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    chase after

    To pursue someone with romantic intentions; to woo.

  2. 02

    chase away

    To get rid of.

  3. 03

    chase off

    To drive someone or something away.

  4. 04

    chase one's tail

    To busily try to perform many tasks or to repeatedly revise one's plans, especially with inefficient use of one's time and limited results.

  5. 05

    chase rainbows

    To pursue unrealistic or fanciful goals.

  6. 06

    chase tail

    To be on the hunt for a (usually sexual) partner.

  7. 07

    chase the dragon

    To chase after the promise of a continually fulfilling high from an addictive substance.

  8. 08

    cut to the chase

    To get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directly.

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