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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pavel	PAH-vyel (Russian), PAH-veel (Russian)	Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Macedonian
Royle	ROI-əl	English (Rare)
Hel	-	Norse Mythology
Jasper	JAS-pər (English), YAHS-pər (Dutch)	English, Dutch, Judeo-Christian Legend
Dionysus	die-ə-NIE-səs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Skender	-	Albanian