to aim too high

  • 1aim — vb 1 point, *direct, level, train, lay Analogous words: bend, *curve, twist 2 Aim, aspire, pant all may mean to have as a controlling desire something beyond one’s present power of attainment. Aim stresses a clearly defined end toward which one’s …

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  • 2high — [[t]ha͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ higher, highest, highs 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is high extends a long way from the bottom to the top when it is upright. You do not use high to describe people, animals, or plants. ...a house, with a high wall all around it …

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  • 3high — 1 /haI/ adjective MEASUREMENT/DISTANCE 1 FROM BOTTOM TO TOP something that is high measures a long distance from its bottom to its top: the highest mountain in Japan | a castle surrounded by high walls | 100 feet/30 metres etc high: a building 20 …

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  • 4AIM-120 AMRAAM — An AIM 120 AMRAAM mounted on the wingtip station of a General Dynamics F 16 Fighting Falcon Type Medium range, active radar homing air to air missile …

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  • 5AIM-47 Falcon — The Hughes AIM 47 Falcon, originally GAR 9, was a very long range high performance air to air missile that shared the basic design of the earlier AIM 4 Falcon. It was developed in 1958 along with the new Hughes AN/ASG 18 radar fire control system …

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  • 6aim — 01. Donovan Bailey is [aiming] to set a new world record in the 100 meters at next month s competition. 02. Wow, he hit the target right on, without even [aiming]. 03. After injuring her eye, Eva could not [aim] as well as she used to, and had to …

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  • 7Wayland High School — Infobox Public School background = #FFE466 border = #A40607 name = Wayland High School motto = established = 1960 architect = The Architects Collaborative type = Public religion = None head name = Principal head = Patrick Tutwiler city = Wayland …

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  • 8Infinity on High — Infinity on High …

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  • 9My Aim Is True — Studio album by Elvis Costello Released July 22, 1977 (UK) March 1978 ( …

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  • 10Sweet Valley High — Author Francine Pascal Country United States Language English Genre Children s literature Published 1983 …

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