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Значение идиомы reach for the sky
[reach for the sky] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To put your hands highabove your head or be shot. – Usually used as a command.
A holdupman walked into a gas station last night and told the attendant “Reachfor the sky!”
Syn.: HANDS UP. 2. To set one’s aims high.
“Whymedical technician?” asked her father. “Reach for the sky! Become aphysician!”
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