He thinks his dream job is somewhere over the rainbow.
somewhere over the rainbow
idiomIn an unknown, hypothetical, or very distant place.
Origin
disputed originPopularized from the song Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland, written by Harold Arlen (music) and E. Y. Harburg (lyrics) for the film The Wizard of Oz
You keep waiting for a perfect life that exists somewhere over the rainbow instead of fixing your current problems.
The idealistic young artist spent his entire career chasing a vision of success that remained somewhere over the rainbow, forever just out of his reach.
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chase a rainbow
To pursue something illusory, impractical, or impossible.
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get one's butt somewhere
Go somewhere, especially quickly.
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it's five o'clock somewhere
Used as an excuse for drinking alcoholic beverages outside of customary hours.
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rainbow baby
A baby that is conceived after a miscarriage or other loss of a baby.
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somewhere along the line
At some point in a process or in a series of events; at some unspecified or unknown time; eventually.