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
Forbes	['fɔ:bz]
Anubis	ə-NOO-bis (English)	Egyptian Mythology (Latinized)
Samira (1)	-	Arabic, Persian
Cvetka	-	Slovene
DÉBora	DE-bo-rah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, French
Lia (1)	LEE-ah (Italian), LEE-ə (Portuguese, Georgian)	Italian, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical Latin