pot of gold

noun phrase

: something impossible to get or achieve

She's chasing after a pot of gold (at the end of the rainbow).

Examples of pot of gold in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since the earliest days, these dollars have been viewed across government agencies and the private sector as a pot of gold for which many are vying. — Aneri Pattani — Kff Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

That usually results in a wealth tax, as Newcastle United found out while carrying around their Alexander Isak pot of gold this time last year. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Wednesday's drawing will be the 44th since a Powerball pot of gold was won on May 2, when tickets purchased in Florida and Texas split a $20 million jackpot. — Melissa Gaffney, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Just eight days after someone in Illinois won the Mega Millions $533 million jackpot, another in Ohio found their pot of gold and won big on Tuesday, March 17. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for pot of gold

• copyhold
• decontrolled
• hundredfold
• manifold
• marigold
• oversold
• petioled
• sevenfold
• stranglehold
• subthreshold
• thousandfold
• uncontrolled