pot of gold

noun phrase

: something impossible to get or achieve
She's chasing after a pot of gold (at the end of the rainbow).

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Keep scrolling to find out all of IndieWire’s selections for March 2025 and maybe even a pot of gold… NEW YORK Metrograph John Sayles is a titan of independent cinema, never wavering in his commitment to depicting the harsh truths at the core of our American values. — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025 Those who get to the AI pot of gold first will then become geo-political superpowers; we will be subjugated to their whims. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025

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“Pot of gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pot%20of%20gold. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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