reach for the stars or the sky?

Question

Do the expressions "reach for the stars" and "reach for the sky" mean exactly the same, i.e. "try to be successful at s.th. difficult"? Or not? Is there any slight difference?

Answer 1

There is a difference:



1. Reach for the stars - Ambition or the drive to succeed.

You can reach for the stars if you just study diligently.



2. Reach for the sky - Putting one's hands up in the air.

This is a stick-up, Reach for the sky.

You are under arrest, reach for the sky boys.

Answer 2

They are expressions which mean the same thing. Some similar examples are "peak performer, top performer and star performer" which all mean an outstanding /superior performer or "Old West-speak, cowboy lingo and cowboy slang" which all mean pretty much the same thing.



Which words or expressions a person chooses to use is known in linguistics as an "idiolect" and everybody has their own idiolect, especially in a language as widespread as English.

Answer 3

nonONoNonOnoNon, it doesn't! The whole reach for the star cloud thing is actually, Reach for the stars, for if you can't at least you can reach for the clouds. It means set a high target if you can't hit it, at least its possible to hit the next highest one. While trying to be successful at something difficult, is just plainly doing something hard.. so, yea.. different!

Answer 4

it looks so

Answer 5

for me... its just the same....