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rainbow
(redirected from chased a rainbow)

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chase rainbows
to waste your time trying to get or achieve something impossible. I don't think my parents ever believed I'd make it as an actor. I think they thought I was just chasing rainbows. (usually in continuous tenses)
See also: chase

chasing rainbows
trying to achieve something that is not possible or practical. He wanted to go into show business, but friends told him to quit chasing rainbows.
See also: chase

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