English Explanatory Dictionary

hitch one's wagon to a star

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To commit to an aspirational goal or course of action that will lead to fulfillment.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hitch one's wagon to a star hitches one's wagon to a star hitching one's wagon to a star hitched one's wagon to a star

Etymology

Coined by Ralph Waldo Emerson in his essay "Civilization" (1870).

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