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    pipe dream
    /ˈpʌɪp driːm/

    noun

    • 1. an unattainable or fanciful hope or scheme: "free trade in international aviation will remain a pipe dream"

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  2. an idea or plan that is impossible or very unlikely to happen: Her plans are not realistic - they'll never be more than a pipe dream. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Hoping and hopefulness. appealingly. beyond someone's expectations. boosterish. boosterism. bright spot. fancy. hope springs eternal idiom. hopefully. hopefulness. ill.

  3. The meaning of PIPE DREAM is an illusory or fantastic plan, hope, or story. How to use pipe dream in a sentence.

  4. PIPE DREAM meaning: 1. an idea or plan that is impossible or very unlikely to happen: 2. an idea or plan that is…. Learn more.

  5. A ‘pipe dream’ is an unrealistic hope or fantasy. What's the origin of the phrase 'Pipe dream'? The phrase ‘pipe dream’ is an allusion to the dreams experienced by smokers of opium pipes. Opiates were widely used by the English literati in the 18th and 19th centuries.

  6. A pipe dream is a hope or plan that you have which you know will never really happen. You could waste your whole life on a pipe-dream. Synonyms: daydream, dream, notion, fantasy More Synonyms of pipe dream. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. pipe dream in British English. noun.

  7. Pipe dream definition: any fantastic notion, hope, or story. See examples of PIPE DREAM used in a sentence.

  8. You might be convinced that one day you'll buy a private island and turn it into a cat sanctuary — but your parents will probably call it a pipe dream, or an unrealistic, wild scheme. Impossible dreams and plans are pipe dreams.