Definition
To pursue unrealistic or fanciful goals.
In Context
- ""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."
See Also
- dream the impossible dream
- end of the rainbow
- flight of fancy