chase a rainbow
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Contents
1
English
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Verb
1.3.1
Synonyms
1.3.2
Translations
1.3.3
See also
English
Alternative forms
chasing a rainbow
,
chasing rainbows
Pronunciation
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Verb
chase
a
rainbow
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idiomatic
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To pursue something illusory, impractical, or impossible.
Synonyms
tilt at windmills
fight a losing battle
Translations
to pursue the illusory, impractical, or impossible
Hungarian:
délibábot kerget
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See also
the cake is a lie
wild-goose chase
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