idiom
shooting for the moon
SHOOT-ing for the MOON
ˈʃuːtɪŋ fɔːr ðə muːnListen
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Syllable breakdown
shootingforthemoon
Dictionary meaning
aiming for something extremely ambitious; setting an almost impossibly high target
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