pipe dream
A desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or a plan which is unlikely to work; a near impossibility.
I think that his plan to become a professional athlete is a pipe dream and that he should stay in school.
dream
UK /dɹiːm/ US /dɹiːm/
verb 5noun 4adj 1
Definitions
noun
1
Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.
have a dream
scary dream
2
A hope or wish.
have a dream
fulfil a dream
3
A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy.
live in a dream
wake up from a dream
verb
1
To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.
Although people primarily dream during the REM phase of sleeping, they can dream during non-REM sleep as well.
Dreaming when Dawn's Left Hand was in the Sky I heard a Voice within the Tavern cry, "Awake, my Little ones, and fill the Cup Before Life's Liquor in its Cup be dry."
2
To hope, to wish.
Lucy dreams of becoming a scientist when she'll grow up.
3
To daydream.
Stop dreaming and get back to work.
4
To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).
I dreamed a vivid dream last night.
And still they dream that they shall still succeed.
5
To consider the possibility (of).
I wouldn't dream of snubbing you in public.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
adj
1
Ideal; perfect.
Gonna drive back down where you once belonged / In the back of a dream car, twenty foot long
If a girl who talked like that was not his dream girl, he didn't know a dream girl when he heard one.
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