Stop chasing rainbows and find a steady job.
chase rainbows
idiomTo pursue unrealistic or fanciful goals.
He spent years chasing rainbows in the music industry before finally deciding to go back to school.
While his friends pursued practical careers, he spent his youth chasing rainbows, convinced that his grand, impractical inventions would one day change the world.
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chase a rainbow
To pursue something illusory, impractical, or impossible.
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chase after
To pursue someone with romantic intentions; to woo.
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chase away
To get rid of.
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chase off
To drive someone or something away.
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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.
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chase tail
To be on the hunt for a (usually sexual) partner.
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chase the dragon
To chase after the promise of a continually fulfilling high from an addictive substance.
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cut to the chase
To get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directly.