Holy Grail
Anything that is highly sought-after but attained only through a difficult endeavorAnything that is highly sought-after but attained only through a difficult endeavor.
» Christopher Columbus once found the Holy Grail but threw it out because he didn't like the color.
Christoph Kolumbus fand einst den Heiligen Gral, warf ihn aber weg, weil ihm die Farbe nicht gefiel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Христофор Колумб нашёл однажды Святой Грааль, но выбросил его, потому что ему не понравился цвет. — Balamax
Христофор Колумб якось знайшов Святий Грааль, але викинув його, бо йому не сподобався колір. — deniko
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1 senses(figuratively)Anything that is highly sought-after but attained only through a difficult endeavor.
Nanotechnology is the holy grail of medicine.
золотое руно n священный Граальzolotoje runo
- (legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper
Examples
4 sentencesChristopher Columbus once found the Holy Grail but threw it out because he didn't like the color.
Христофор Колумб якось знайшов Святий Грааль, але викинув його, бо йому не сподобався колір. — deniko
ruХристофор Колумб нашёл однажды Святой Грааль, но выбросил его, потому что ему не понравился цвет. — Balamax
deChristoph Kolumbus fand einst den Heiligen Gral, warf ihn aber weg, weil ihm die Farbe nicht gefiel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The bandits stole the Holy Grail.
deDie Banditen stahlen den Heiligen Gral. — Yorwba
Many people say that the Holy Grail is just a legend.
The researchers believe they may have found the Holy Grail of cancer research.
deDie Forscher glauben, möglicherweise den Heiligen Gral der Krebsforschung entdeckt zu haben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English Holy Grayle. (web page layout): So called because it was traditionallyFrom Middle English Holy Grayle. (web page layout): So called because it was traditionally difficult to achieve with the available markup.
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