chase rainbows | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Topursueunrealisticorfancifulgoals.1921,P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 16, inIndiscretions of Archie:"I'm sorry to spoil your daydreams and stop youchasing rainbows, and all that, but aren't you forgetting that the shop belongs to me?"1975March 3, “Democrats: Five and Still Counting”, inTime, retrieved26 June 2014:The message of the campaign brochure was slick and soothing: "Bentsen. He dreams dreams. But he doesn'tchase rainbows."2013January 23, Chris Hewett, “Get ready for the greatest rugby show in the northern hemisphere”, inIndependent, UK, retrieved26 June 2014:But Johnson says he knows the score and intends to approach the challenges ahead with a strong sense of realism. "I don't want tochase rainbows," he said.

Examples:

EN: You have all this, and you want to go back to Tin Pan Alley to chase rainbows. Oh, leave her alone.
ES: Tienes todo esto y quieres volver a Tin Pan Alley a perseguir arcos iris.
EN: I am not going to chase rainbows ...as they say in your country.
ES: No voy a perseguir el arco iris, como ustedes dicen en su país.
EN: You want to chase rainbows, tilt the room?
ES: ¿Quieres perseguir el arco iris, recostarte en la habitación?
EN: We do nice things for each other, and kiss puppies, and chase rainbows."
ES: Hacemos cosas amables por el otro, besamos cachorros y perseguimos arcoíris".
EN: We don't chase rainbows.
ES: No perseguimos el arco iris.
ID: Kami tak tangani kasus yang buntu.
EN: Don't let this punk chase rainbows.
ES: Baja a este idiota de su nube.
ID: Jangan biarkan dia mengejar hal yang mustahil.
EN: You have all this, and you want to go back to Tin Pan Alley to chase rainbows.
ID: Kau punya semua ini, dan kau ingin kembali ke Tin Pan Alley untuk mengejar pelangi.
EN: Don't chase rainbows!
ID: Jangan bermimpi lagi.

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