fly too close to the sun

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To become overly ambitious or greedy; to overreach oneself; to reach for something unattainable or unachievable. idiomatic
    — Did Jackson fly too close to the sun? Should he have followed the Royals' advice -- the Royals' pleading, really -- that he play only baseball?

词形变化

flies too close to the sun present,singular,third-person flying too close to the sun participle,present flew too close to the sun past flown too close to the sun participle,past

词源

In reference to the Greek myth of Icarus, who fell into the sea and drowned after flying too close to the sun on wings made of wax and feathers, despite having been warned by his father, Daedalus, who gave him the wings.
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