castle in the air
A desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to ever be realizedA desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to ever be realized; a visionary project or scheme; a daydream, an idle fancy, a near impossibility.
» She built a castle in the air.
Sie hat sich ein Luftschloß gebaut.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to ever be realized; a visionary project or scheme; a daydream, an idle fancy, a near impossibility.
Luftschloss, Traumschloss
возду́шный за́мокvozdúšnyj zámok
- absentminded dreaming while awake
Examples
11 sentencesShe built a castle in the air.
deSie hat sich ein Luftschloß gebaut.
Your idea is, as it were, a castle in the air.
What you are saying is nothing but building a castle in the air.
You're building castles in the air.
ruТы строишь воздушные замки.
deDu baust Luftschlösser.
She's building castles in the air.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
plural: castles in the air| Singular | castle in the air |
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| Plural | castles in the air |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
13 synonyms- absentminded dreaming while awake:reveriereverydaydreamdaydreamingoneirismair castlecastle in Spain
Antonyms
2 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular