chase rainbows
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To pursue unrealistic or fanciful goals.
Example Sentences
- ""I'm sorry to spoil your daydreams and stop you chasing rainbows, and all that, but aren't you forgetting that the shop belongs to me?""
- "The message of the campaign brochure was slick and soothing: "Bentsen. He dreams dreams. But he doesn't chase rainbows.""
- "But Johnson says he knows the score and intends to approach the challenges ahead with a strong sense of realism. "I don't want to chase rainbows," he said."