Holy grail
the holy grail (noun) - a mythical dish used by Jesus that has magical powers searched for in legends, "according to Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers...The quest for the Holy Grail makes up an important segment of the Arthurian cycle [legend]" (See Wikipedia)
the holy grail of Y - the very important goal that you always want to achieve, but.....often can't
the search for the holy grail
the quest for the holy grail
the Holy Grail, the cup used at the Last Supper
like the Holy Grail, it is a dream, a tantalising illusion
finding a cure for your back problem might be as elusive as the Holy Grail
the real Holy Grail of science
that Holy Grail of golf, a consistent and ever-repeating putting stroke
the Holy Grail of economic planning
in endless pursuit of the Holy Grail of better children's bookselling
profit at any cost has become the holy grail
like someone who'd seen a vision of the Holy Grail, completely obsessed
we're still as far from finding him as we are from the Holy Grail
$3 million has been pumped into the never ending pursuit of treasure hunting's Holy Grail… the perfect machine
we should not be seeking the Holy Grail in the curriculum or anywhere else
the holy grail of limitless energy
ambitiously pursuing the Holy Grail of profits
we will be dead and gone and forgotten and generation after generation will come, and there will still be the search for the Holy Grail
Example sentences:
* The holy grail of limitless energy, harnessing the power of the Sun on Earth, is metaphorically an irresistible force.
* Like the Holy Grail, it is a dream, a tantalising illusion.
* Nuclear fusion, the process which powers the sun, is the Holy Grail of energy production.
* Others sought the Holy Grail, Dad stalked the earth in pursuit of the perfect pyjamas.
* Luke was like someone who'd seen a vision of the Holy Grail, completely obsessed.
* Instead, we have the enterprise society where profit at any cost has become the holy grail.
* But even knowing that, we're still as far from finding him as we are from the Holy Grail.
* If your back gives you trouble, you may already have decided that finding a cure is as elusive as the Holy Grail, and that learning how to prevent back pain, and cope with it when it is unavoidable is the best way of living with it.
* The real Holy Grail of science is to combine the two into an equation whose writ runs from the instant of creation to the last syllable of recorded time.
* The search for a complete grammar of English has been likened to the search for the Holy Grail.
* Another generation of Labour leaders, in the 1960s, were still left to search for the Holy Grail of economic planning.
* This is why professional golfers spend hour after hour on the practice greens in an effort to find that Holy Grail of golf, a consistent and ever-repeating putting stroke.
* At this factory an immense research and development programme is headed by electronics wizard Bob Podhrasky, and in recent years more than $3 million has been pumped into the never ending pursuit of treasure hunting's Holy Grail… the perfect machine.
* My friends, we will be dead and gone and forgotten and generation after generation will come, and there will still be the search for the Holy Grail by knights like Keir Hardie.
* Looking for a win has been like chasing the holy grail
* All are united by their passion for follies, for one man, they've practically become a holy grail…
* Looking for a win has been like chasing the holy grail… for Swindon… they've travelled far and wide… some cynics thought they'd never find it…
* We should not be seeking the Holy Grail in the curriculum or anywhere else, but attempting to create relationships between management and professionality within structures which are good at bringing about change without exhausting or demeaning teachers in the process.
* Teachers and magistrates who see legal sanctions as the solution to the problem of poor attendance might be more happily occupied in search of the Holy Grail. (sarcasm)
* So far, the explanation of corporate crime has concentrated on the specific long-term goal-orientated feature of corporations and the personnel who might become suited knights ambitiously pursuing the Holy Grail of profits, and who would, if necessary, be willing to initiate and execute crimes for the good of the corporation.
* It seems to me that many of the people involved in our industry have a fundamental lack of understanding of the needs and preoccupations of the modern child, and there are far too many groups, circles, committees and working parties which we seem to form in endless pursuit of the Holy Grail of better children's bookselling.
* Joseph of Arimathea is supposed to have visited the area in his travels, bringing with him the Glastonbury Thorn and possibly the Holy Grail, the cup used at the Last Supper.
