dog that caught the car
Meanings
noun
- A person who has unexpectedly attained an aspirational goal and is now unsure what to do with it.
Word forms
Etymology
From the instinctual urge of dogs to chase cars, most of which are traveling far and fast enough that they are never within reach.
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