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end of the rainbow

end of the rainbow noun: a magical place where one goes to find fulfillment of one's dreams.

Noun

end of the rainbow

  1. (figuratively) A magical place where one goes to find fulfillment of one's dreams.
    • Yet for the vast majority of those who acted on their urges to be in pictures, Hollywood was not the end of the rainbow but the end of the road.2000, Clayton R. Koppes, Gregory D. Black, Hollywood Goes to War, Tauris Parke Paperbacks, page 7
    • Money does not buy happiness. It just can buy the nice things that make life easier and a lot more enjoyable, but it can’t get you true happiness --- believe that! It’s not the end of the rainbow many think it to be.2009, Louis F. Vargas, The Passion Driven Life, Wordclay, page 52

Origin of end of the rainbow

A reference to the myth that a pot of gold can be found at the end of a rainbow.

Words formed from end of the rainbow

Questions about end of the rainbow

What does end of the rainbow mean?
End of the rainbow means a magical place where one goes to find fulfillment of one's dreams.
What part of speech is end of the rainbow?
End of the rainbow is a noun.

Words near end of the rainbow in the dictionary

  1. end of quote
  2. end of story
  3. end of terrace
  4. end of the day
  5. end of the line
  6. end of the rainbow
  7. end of the road
  8. end of the world
  9. end of watch
  10. end off
  11. end on

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