shoot for the moon
English
Verb
shoot for the moon (third-person singular simple present shoots for the moon, present participle shooting for the moon, simple past and past participle shot for the moon)
- Synonym of reach for the stars
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with shoot the moon.
Further reading
- “shoot for the moon” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- “shoot for the moon”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary