Chasing rainbows

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WotD: Chasing rainbows

Has someone ever said that you are chasing rainbows?

This is a colourful expression.

How do you like that play on words?

Let’s explore what chasing rainbows means and how you can use it.

Chasing rainbows means trying to achieve something that is impossible or very unlikely to happen.

It comes from the old idea that there is a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

You’d have to ask the Irish about that pot of gold and the little people, but of course, rainbows do not have an end, and you can never reach them.

So, chasing rainbows describes people who spend time and energy trying to get something they probably never will.

For example, if someone wants to become a famous actor overnight with no experience, you might say they are chasing rainbows.

Another example is a person who buys lottery tickets every day, hoping to become rich.

They are also chasing rainbows.

Some people even say that lottery tickets are a tax on idiots.

You can use chasing rainbows to warn someone.

For instance, “Don’t waste your time chasing rainbows. Try something realistic instead.”

I know, everyone has to pursue their dreams, and when someone says you are just chasing rainbows, they may come across as a party pooper.

Please click the link because a party pooper is not someone who poops at parties.

Sometimes, chasing rainbows is not always bad.

It can mean dreaming big and having hope.

For example, “Even though she was chasing rainbows, her dreams made her happy.”

However, most of the time, chasing rainbows suggests that a person is not being practical.

Then again, if dreamers listened to party poopers, no one would ever shoot for the moon.

This post is understandable by someone with at least a 7th-grade education (age 12).

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