Skip to content
No results
  • Home
  • What in the world?
    • Faunamorphs
    • Floramorphs
    • Furthermorphs
  • Why in the World?
  • The Gatherers
    • Plant a Seed
  • Lexicon Page
Faunamorphs & Floramorphs

A Lexicon Drawn from the Natural World

  • Home
  • What in the world?
    • Faunamorphs
    • Floramorphs
    • Furthermorphs
  • Why in the World?
  • The Gatherers
    • Plant a Seed
  • Lexicon Page
Faunamorphs & Floramorphs

A Lexicon Drawn from the Natural World

To fly too close to the sun

Home The Lexicon To fly too close to the sun

Phrase or Word

To fly too close to the sun

Definition

To take excessive risks leading to failure.

Language

English

Type

Furthermorph

Category

ASTROMORPHS

Subcategory

SOLAR

Grammatical Subcategory

Sayings/Similes/Aphorisms/Proverbs

Previous itemTo advance at glacial speed
Next itemHeliotropic
Instagram Medium Pinterest Email

2026 - Instruments for Change