Meaning Of The Word Will-o'-the-wisp

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will-o'-the-wisp
You can refer to someone or something that keeps disappearing or that is impossible to catch or reach as a will-o'-the-wisp.
noun: a pale flame or phosphorescence sometimes seen over marshy ground at night. It is believed to be due to the spontaneous combustion of methane or other hydrocarbons originating from decomposing organic matter

will-o'-the-wisp in American English
jack-o'-lantern (sense 1)
noun

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