pipe dream
A desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or a plan which is unlikely to workA desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or a plan which is unlikely to work; a near impossibility.
» It's a pipe dream.
Это "мыльный пузырь".
Это несбыточная мечта.
Це нездійсненна мрія.
Значение
значений: 1(идиома)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.
Luftschloss, Schnapsidee, Wunschtraum
- a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
Примеры
предложений: 8It's a pipe dream.
Это "мыльный пузырь". — marafon
ukЦе нездійсненна мрія. — deniko
That's nothing but a pipe dream.
It isn't a pipe dream.
It's not a pipe dream.
Don't waste your time on that pipe dream.
ukНе марнуй час на цей замок із піску. — deniko
Переводы
языков: 6По значениям 1
Происхождение
From pipe + dream, referring to the fantasies experienced when smoking an opium pipe. CompFrom pipe + dream, referring to the fantasies experienced when smoking an opium pipe. Compare Old English pīpdrēam (“the sound or music of a pipe”), which is formed identically but has a different meaning.
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Формы
мн. число: pipe dreamsСинонимы
синонимов: 3- a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe):dream