do the impossible

Defy all expectations

To do the impossible is to accomplish what seems beyond anyone's capacity—a feat so difficult that success appears unattainable.

The phrase often carries hyperbole: She did the impossible and got him to apologize.

It can also describe genuine breakthroughs: The engineers did the impossible and landed a rover on Mars.

Related

achieve · succeed · quantum leap · miracle · perseverance · resilience · grit · never say die · overcome · paradigm shift · transcendence · against all odds · excel · move mountains · conquer · aspiration · leap of faith · courage

Opposites
achievement scope

do the impossibleplay it safe

Avoid unnecessary chances

settle for less · underachieve · color inside the lines

ambition and aspiration

do the impossiblegive up

Stop attempting something

accept defeat · throw in the towel · admit defeat · snatch defeat from the jaws of victory · surrender

action vs. inaction

do the impossiblefail

Be unsuccessful

fall short · come up empty · succumb · hit a wall · choke

Family

does, doers, impossible, possible, possibly, impossibly, possibility, impossibility, possibilities

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G