Question of the Day #934

They don’t have a good one and they are hoping to shoot the moon.

From the 11th paragraph of this article at Seattle Sports.

  上記の文で、shoot the moonの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "shoot the moon" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈俗・比喩的〉ほとんど不可能なことを達成する

下記英語の定義にあるように、とくに「賭けや危険をおかして」大成功することを言うことが多い。
 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To achieve the greatest possible success, especially as a result of a gamble or risky maneuver.

   

Examples

• Many novice investors try to shoot the moon as soon as they begin by purchasing hugely risky stock options that end up performing very poorly.
• It's clear that the company tried to shoot the moon with their new intellectual property, creating simultaneous film, television, video game, and action figure releases to capture every corner of the market at once.
• "You shoot the moon And miss completely And now you're left to face the gloom" from "Shoot the Moon" by Norah Jones

   

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