Chase Rainbows

Frequent English phrases, meanings and an example with their Kurdish meaning. Leave a comment by using the phrase in a well-formed sentence!

chase rainbows: to try to get something that you can never have

به‌ به‌لاشه‌، ته‌نها كات كوشتنه‌، به‌دوای كڵاوی بابردوو بكه‌وی، مه‌حاڵه‌ بتوانی

My parents thinks that it is like chasing rainbows that I become a native speaker of English in a few years.

دایك و باوكم پێیان وایه‌ كه‌ ته‌نها كات كوشتنه‌ من ببم به‌ كه‌سێكی وه‌كو ئینگلیز له‌ قسه‌كردن له‌ ماوه‌ی چه‌ند ساڵێكی كه‌مدا.

Similar Phrase in terms of meaning

ده‌سته‌واژه‌ هاوشێوه‌ له‌ مانا

boil the ocean: to try to do something that is very difficult or impossible, especially when starting something

زۆر زه‌حمه‌ته‌ یان مه‌حاڵه‌، ته‌نها كات كوشتنه‌

You can't get him to change.It's like boiling the ocean.

ناتوانی قه‌ناعه‌تی پێ بینیت و ئه‌و بگۆڕیت. ته‌نها كات كوشتنه‌.