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We found 5 dictionaries that define the word shoot for the moon:

General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. shoot for the moon: Merriam-Webster
  2. shoot for the moon: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. Shoot for the Moon (album), Shoot for the Moon: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. shoot for the moon: Wiktionary

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  1. Shoot for the moon: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (shoot for the moon)

▸ verb:  Synonym of reach for the stars

Similar:
reach for the moon, aim for the sky, promise the stars, promise the world, leap at, lift the bar, go to the ends of the world, nail it, join the dots, miss the bus, more...

Opposite:
settle, aim low, lower expectations, be realistic

Phrases:
Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, more...

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Similar:
reach for the moon, aim for the sky, promise the stars, promise the world, leap at, lift the bar, go to the ends of the world, nail it, join the dots, miss the bus, more...

Opposite:
settle, aim low, lower expectations, be realistic

Phrases:
Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, more...



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