stuff dreams are made of

Definitions

Something rare and wonderful.

Examples

“to be the stuff dreams are made of”

“They ought to find⟳ out that alcohol is merely the result⟳ of a natural process⟳; that it isn't nectar, but has a very bad taste⟳; that it isn't the stuff that dreams are made of, but the stuff drunks are made of.”

“At the least, what I offer⟳ here gives people some respite, so they can go on with the daily grind⟳ of their lives. At best, it's the stuff dreams are made of.”

“The memory of a caught fly-ball, played on a loop again and again in their minds, will last⟳ forever. This is the stuff dreams are made of.”

“Humphrey Bogart's Sam Spade detective character poignantly observed that the Maltese falcon was "the stuff dreams are made of.””

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