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2022-03-17 09:03
Shoot for the sky phrase
To desire or attempt to obtain something difficult and remarkable.
Young people are often encouraged to shoot for the sky.
Mary is shooting for the sky. She told me that she would run for president!
She felt utterly despondent because she shot for the sky in the beginning but failed at the end.
The verb "shoot" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
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1. The phrase is used to talk about the earth that is broken up and flattened by a harrow.
2. If somebody is under the harrow, he or she is forced to experience distress, or torment.
1. About 1000 hectares of farmland have been under the harrow for 2 hours.
2. Many families are under the harrow because of the economic recession.
