reach for the stars

reach for the stars

To set one's goals or ambitions very high; to try to attain or achieve something particularly difficult. My parents always taught me to reach for the stars when I was growing up—that I could be anything I set my mind to! With all that money, you could do whatever you want. Reach for the stars, kiddo!
See also: reach, star
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

reach for the stars

COMMON If you reach for the stars, you are ambitious and try hard to achieve something very difficult. Our dad raised five children, urging us all to reach for the stars.
See also: reach, star
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

reach for the stars

have high or ambitious aims.
See also: reach, star
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

reach for the ˈstars

try to be successful at something that is difficult: She decided very early that she was going to reach for the stars and get to the top of her profession.
See also: reach, star
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • shoot for the stars
  • reach for the sky
  • reach for the moon
  • aim for the sky
  • shoot for the sky
  • shoot for the moon
  • get there
  • play (all) the angles
  • draw even
  • raise one's sights
References in periodicals archive
I want to share my life experiences and whacky imagination with my readers in the hope that they too will reach for the stars and follow their dreams.
The Insurance and Financial Communicators Association has presented an Award of Excellence in the Creativity Article category to "Reach for the Stars" by Meg Green in the March 2005 issue of Best's Review.
Witty, comforting and lively, The Learning Curve teaches you can reach for the stars and you're never too old to do it, ticking biological clock or not.
Christa McAuliffe: Reach for the Stars. This 75-minute documentary was released on DVD on January 28, the 20th anniversary of the Challenger disaster, and features interviews with McAuliffe's family, friends, and colleagues as well as NASA personnel.
Role models are the best way to show young people that anything is within their reach.And yesterday more than 200 Year 7 pupils from Bettws High School, Newport, aimed to 'Reach for the Stars' with the help of Business in the Community (BITC).
What could Democrats do to reach for the stars, instead of just posing with them?
They inspire us to reach for the stars in our own way."
Hartman Publishing has released a new textbook to train nursing assistants, Reach for the Stars! The Complete Guide to Successful Nursing Assistant Care.
The inspiration and warm feelings generated encourage our residents to reach for the stars to fulfill their dreams and the community to stretch their hearts to bring happiness to someone else.
Reach for the stars: Willis, Schwarzenegger and Stallone opened Planet Hollywood chain
The conference did not just put our heads in the clouds and challenge us to reach for the stars; pragmatic programs such as "Refrigerator Journalism," "How to Jump Start Your Brain," "The Business of Starting a Business" and "How to Survive the 8-Day Week" anchored our feet firmly on the ground as well.
Reach for the stars: Practical implications of vocational success using adaptive technology Symposium conducted at the Annual Training Conference of the National Rehabilitation Association, New Orleans.
Reach for the Stars comprises tools to increase the performance for every member of Cardinal Health's Pharmacy Services Administration Organization, Hoover says.
FROM DAVE KIDD in MIAMI STEVEN GERRARD insists England will "reach for the stars" and go for a win in their World Cup opener against Italy.
JIMMY WALKER will reach for the stars at Augusta but spends the rest of his time shooting them as a hobby.