pot of gold
noun phrase
: something impossible to get or achieve
She's chasing after a pot of gold (at the end of the rainbow).
Examples of pot of gold in a Sentence
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But the free pizza was a sweetener, a pot of gold at the end of what was already a rainbow, which for others served as the rainbow itself.
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Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Unfortunately, too many creditors will simply start jabbing at hard assets and one-time bank account levies without seeing the enormous pot of gold in front of them in the debtor's revenue streams.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
What’s better than finding a pot of gold under the rainbow?
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
Coppola coaxed Fred Astaire out of retirement to play a happy-go-lucky Irishman who buries a pot of gold in a valley near Fort Knox under the conviction that his stash will multiply in the verdant soil.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
But America is not just a pot of gold to Eintracht’s CEO.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Despite that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, reaching for it has become a herculean struggle.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
With this new option to sell emission-reduction credits to airlines, there is a good possibility that a pot of gold will await companies that cut or offset their carbon emissions.
—Fred Krupp, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
All three players found their pot of gold elsewhere, with the latter two shoring up their weaknesses and ultimately reaching their potential.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Unfortunately, too many creditors will simply start jabbing at hard assets and one-time bank account levies without seeing the enormous pot of gold in front of them in the debtor's revenue streams.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
What’s better than finding a pot of gold under the rainbow?
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
Coppola coaxed Fred Astaire out of retirement to play a happy-go-lucky Irishman who buries a pot of gold in a valley near Fort Knox under the conviction that his stash will multiply in the verdant soil.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
But America is not just a pot of gold to Eintracht’s CEO.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Despite that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, reaching for it has become a herculean struggle.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
With this new option to sell emission-reduction credits to airlines, there is a good possibility that a pot of gold will await companies that cut or offset their carbon emissions.
—Fred Krupp, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
All three players found their pot of gold elsewhere, with the latter two shoring up their weaknesses and ultimately reaching their potential.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Pot of gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pot%20of%20gold. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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