reach/shoot for the moon

idiom

: to try to do or get something that is very difficult to do or get
an ambitious businessman who is always shooting for the moon

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Resilience is still in orbit around the Earth and is gradually raising its orbit ready to shoot for the moon. Andrew Jones, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2025 Traders can shoot for the moon with short-term volatility funds or take a more modest approach with medium-term funds or even take advantage of calm markets with short funds. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024

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“Reach/shoot for the moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reach%2Fshoot%20for%20the%20moon. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.

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