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Meanings of castle in the air in English

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Absentminded dreaming while awake.

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      A plan, desire or idea that is impossible or very unlikely to be realized.

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            Examples for "pipe dream"
            Examples for "pipe dream"
            1
            Is a sustainable work place within Ireland achievable or a pipe dream?
            The Irish Times
            2
            Just a pipe dream that ain't got no chance of comin' true.
            God don't like ugly
            3
            From what we saw last year, that too is a pipe dream.
            Radio NZ
            4
            South Africa cannot wait for December -that is a pipe dream.
            The South African
            5
            So let's not spend our energy budget on a foreign pipe dream.
            The South African
            Usage of castle in the air in English
            1
            And Clarice's first castle in the air fell into pieces behind her.
            A Forgotten Hero / Not for Him
            2
            Shall we build a castle in the air to suit our inheritance?
            In Luck at Last
            3
            This was the nice castle in the air that Willie built.
            Queer Stories for Boys and Girls
            4
            Upon this foundation they raised a shining castle in the air.
            The Fur Bringers: A Story of the Canadian Northwest
            5
            Here was no castle in the air, but a realized day-dream.
            The Hudson / Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention
            6
            Do you know what sort of thing a castle in the air is?
            The Master Builder
            7
            The idea was, therefore, but a castle in the air.
            The Prime Minister
            8
            The shattering of her castle in the air was more than she could endure.
            Madame Flirt / A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera'
            9
            My castle in the air would be the counterpart of those which Scott describes.
            A Knight of the Nineteenth Century
            10
            He sought out Pettingill and demanded a description of his castle in the air.
            Brewster's Millions
            11
            A government founded on atheisticalprincipleswere less than a castle in the air.
            The American Republic: Its Constitution, Tendencies, and Destiny
            12
            When his castle in the air fell down, it buried him beneath the ruins.
            Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
            13
            Her first brilliant castle in the air fell, poor lass!
            Mistress and Maid: A Household Story
            14
            From this time this imaginary home of Allan's became his favorite castle in the air.
            Esther : a book for girls
            15
            Such was the old man's castle in the air; his clever, selfish son soon demolished it.
            Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 420 / Volume 17, New Series, J...
            16
            She is building a castle in the air.
            Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee
            Translations for castle in the air