pursue a quixotic ideal

/pərˈsuː ə kwɪkˈsɒtɪk aɪˈdiːəl/

verb phrase

  1. To continue trying to achieve an extremely idealistic goal that is unlikely to succeed, often because it is impractical or unrealistic.

    B2

    transitiveformal, literary

    • "She pursued a quixotic ideal of world peace."B2
    • "Although the project seemed impossible, he continued to pursue a quixotic ideal of creating a society without poverty."C1
    • "She pursued a quixotic ideal of becoming a famous musician without any formal training."B2

Collocations

pursue an idealpursue a quixotic idealquixotic idealquixotic questchase a quixotic dreamstrive for a quixotic goal

Word family

pursuepursuitquixotic