castle in the air
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Definition
- Noun:
- A daydream; a pleasant but unrealistic hope or fantasy: "castle in the air" refers to an idle or fanciful notion, a plan or hope that is unlikely to be realized because it is not grounded in reality. It is synonymous with wishful thinking or building elaborate plans with no solid foundation.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- His plan to become a famous actor without any training was just a castle in the air.
- She spent the afternoon building castles in the air about winning the lottery and traveling the world.
Advanced Usage
- "to build castles in the air": To indulge in unrealistic fantasies or daydreams.
- Instead of studying, he was busy building castles in the air about a perfect future.
Variants and Related Words
- Daydream (n/v): A series of pleasant thoughts that distract one's attention from the present.
- Pipe dream (n): An unattainable or fanciful hope or scheme.
- Fantasy (n): The faculty or activity of imagining impossible or improbable things.
Synonyms
- Daydream
- Reverie
- Illusion
- Fancy
- Pipe dream
Related Idioms
- Pie in the sky: Refers to something that is pleasant to contemplate but is very unlikely to be realized.
- Their promises of quick wealth are just pie in the sky.
Noun
- absentminded dreaming while awake