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 #2 (permalink) Tue Jul 21, 2009 16:47 pm shoot for the moon? |
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i donnot know
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Jul 21, 2009 18:28 pm Meaning of proverb: shoot for the moon |
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| Hongdung wrote: |
Can you explain this proverb: shoot for the moon?
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You have not provided any context. Maybe
reach for the moon/stars
to try to achieve something that is very difficult
If you want success, you have to reach for the moon.
(from Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms)
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Jul 21, 2009 19:17 pm Meaning of proverb: shoot for the moon |
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| To shoot the moon means to leave your lodgings during the night, without paying the rent. |
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Jul 21, 2009 20:49 pm Meaning of proverb: shoot for the moon |
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
Nice one Ski.
Really, Milanya's description was correct.
"Reach for the stars"......................"Go for it!"
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| #6 (permalink) Tue Jul 21, 2009 20:50 pm Meaning of proverb: shoot for the moon |
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To me, the expression "shoot for the moon" means "set your goal very high despite the fact that the chances of achieving the goal might not be too good".
The expression "shoot the moon" is used in the game of cards called "Hearts", for example. In that game, points are bad, and the object of the game is to get as few points as possible. Any card that is a heart is worth one point and the queen of spades is worth a whopping 13 points. Thus, you don't want to win any tricks with hearts or the queen of spades in them. However, if you manage to colllect all of the hearts and the queen of spades, then you have "shot the moon". Trying to "shoot the moon" is not only very risky but also very hard to do. If you manage to shoot the moon, all of the other players will get 26 points each and you (the person who shot the moon) will get no points. That is very good for you -- but bad for everybody else.
Thus, there is a connection with the expression "shoot for the moon". When you shoot for the moon, you aim at a big and very desirable goal. When you try to shoot the moon in the game of Hearts, you take a huge risk by trying to get all of the points, but successfully shooting the moon ultimately results in a very big reward.
I'm not familiar with "shoot the moon" being used as SkiIuck described it. That usage may possibly be limited to British English.
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