Chasing Rainbows
- Chasing Rainbows
- How common is this idiom?: This idiom is still occasionally used in modern language, particularly in informal settings, but its usage has decreased with time.
- Literal Meaning: Literally, it means to follow a rainbow, which is an impossible task since rainbows are just optical effects in the air.
- Actual Idiomatic Meaning: Idiomatically, it means to pursue something that is impossible to achieve or unrealistic, often in a way that is considered foolish or unrealistic.
- She's been chasing rainbows with her get-rich-quick schemes, but they never seem to pan out.
- He's been chasing rainbows by trying to find a job that pays a six-figure salary without any experience.
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