aim high
verb1
Figuratively To set very ambitious goals for oneself.
- Near-synonyms: play big, think big
- In intellectual and moral matters we believe in having standards difficult of attainment, we cling even to standards which no one has ever yet attained; we prefer the person who aims high if only to fail: we definitely allow for the mishaps of the young and inexperienced and sympathetically help them to their feet.1914, Journal of Experimental Pedagogy and Training College Record, page 314:
- Related terms
- reach for the stars, shoot for the moon