1. reach for the sky - Verb
2. reach for the sky - Interjection
reach for the sky
Surrender (by raising your hands)!
(Can we find and add a quotation of chapter 10 from By the Great Horn Spoon! to this entry?)
Synonyms: hands up, stick 'em up
reach for the sky (third-person singular simple present reaches for the sky, present participle reaching for the sky, simple past and past participle reached for the sky)
To aim for the best possible outcome.
Synonyms: reach for the stars, aim for the sky