Meaning of pipe dream | Babel Free

Definitions

A desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or a plan which is unlikely to work; a near impossibility.

idiomatic

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Examples

“I think that his plan to become a professional athlete is a pipe dream and that he should stay in school.”

“Only a year ago it would have needed a "super-Micawber" to be optimistic that the railways would once again pay their way. But it was no longer a pipe dream that B.R. could make a profit, the way to do it was now clear.”

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