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hitch one's wagon to a star

hitch one's wagon to a star

Aim high, as in Bill's hitching his wagon to a star-he plans to be a partner by age thirty. This metaphoric expression was invented by essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1870.
See also: hitch, star, wagon

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Abisai-Biblical Latin
SelİM-Turkish
Tom[tɔm]
Wymond-Medieval English
Barrett['bærət]
Adair[ə'dɛə]
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