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will_o'_the_wisp

will o' the wisp

See also: will-o'-the-wisp

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will o' the wisp (plural will o' the wisps)

  1. (British folklore) A strange light that attracts travellers from pathways into dangerous marshes or graveyards.
  2. (idiomatic) A delusional or otherwise unobtainable goal that one feels compelled to pursue.

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  1. Etymonline