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Hitch Your Wagon to a Star

To reach at the top of something, to have high aims and ambitions

Etymology:

  • According to many word experts, this expression was used by famous American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1870 in his essay. Hitch means to join or attach. Wagon we know is a vehicle of transport that takes you from one place to another. Star is symbolic of something that is high and you aspire to reach there. Hence if you set high goals for yourself and are really motivated to do something great then you are “hitching your wagon to a star.”
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The coach of the soccer team boosted up his players to defeat the enemy as they have a potential to hitch their wagon to a star.

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Submitted on February 25, 2019

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عقبة عربة الخاص بك إلى نجم

zasuňte svůj vůz na hvězdu

løft din vogn til en stjerne

Hänge deinen Wagen an einen Stern

Enganche su carro a una estrella

واگن خود را به یک ستاره وصل کنید

kiinnitä vaunusi tähtiin

attachez votre wagon à une étoile

एक स्टार के लिए अपने वैगन अड़चन

ձեր վագոնը կապեք աստղի հետ

pasangkan gerobak Anda ke bintang

attacca il tuo carro a una stella

תקע את העגלה שלך לכוכב

ワゴンを星につなげる

ನಿಮ್ಮ ವ್ಯಾಗನ್ ಅನ್ನು ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಇರಿಸಿ

마차를 별에 쏘다

iungite in vestri stella plaustra

trek je wagen aan een ster

heng din vogn til en stjerne

zaczep swój wóz do gwiazdy

Engate seu vagão a uma estrela

prindeți-vă căruța la o stea

прицепи свой фургон к звезде

fäst din vagn till en stjärna

உங்கள் வேகனை ஒரு நட்சத்திரத்திற்கு இடுங்கள்

మీ బండిని నక్షత్రానికి తాకండి

ผูกเกวียนของคุณเป็นดาว

vagonunu bir yıldıza bağla

اپنی ویگن کو ایک ستارے تک پہنچائیں۔

quá giang xe của bạn đến một ngôi sao

כאַפּ דיין פור צו אַ שטערן

将您的马车拴在星星上

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Nearby phrases

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