Idiom
chase rainbows
Meaning
To pursue unrealistic or fanciful goals.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Stop chasing rainbows and find a steady job.”
“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.”
Examples
simple
“Stop chasing rainbows and find a steady job.”
contextual
“He spent years chasing rainbows in the music industry before finally deciding to go back to school.”
complex
“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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