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What's another phrase or metaphor that means "to fulfill your dream" or "make your dreams a reality?"

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+1 great question. I just wondering, why do you need to know this? Because I did too. – dino Oct 16 '11 at 22:12
I was just writing something and needed to say it differently. I don't even remember what it was. – Mark Oct 17 '11 at 7:09
I just found "Let's make it happen!" as asking in English chat room. Maybe it helps you. – dino Oct 17 '11 at 15:52

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  • achieve one's ambition
  • meet your desires
  • fulfill your wish / make your wish come true

Looking for a metaphor, one option is:

To describe someone's achievement as a feather in their cap means that it is something they can be proud of. "The overwhelming victory of the team was a feather in the cap for the new manager."

Source: Success/Failure Idioms

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Well, the word actualize means to make real. Specifically, self-actualization is a term used by psychological theorists to describe the process by which a person reaches his full potential. There's a subtle difference between fulfilling dreams and reaching max potential, so you could say actualize your aspirations.

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Can I use actualize in place of make this dream true as well, or just "actualize it", if I don't need to specifying dream? Because consider, I just mentioned about that dream. – dino Oct 16 '11 at 22:16
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Another way to say it would be "to realize your dream".

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Thanks but I'm looking for a phrase in a different metaphor realm. – Mark Oct 2 '11 at 8:23

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