pie-in-the-sky
pie-in-the-sky · more pie-in-the-sky · most pie-in-the-sky
нереалистичный, утопичный
Lacking reality and serviceabilityLacking reality and serviceability.
/ˈpaɪ n̩ ðə ˈskaɪ/
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)Lacking reality and serviceability.
a pie-in-the-sky patent
(idiomatic)Of a dream, unlikely to ever come true; impractical, unrealizable.
нереалистичныйnerealističnyj, утопичныйutopičnyj
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
of a dream unlikely to ever come true:
Origin
From the noun pie in the sky.From the noun pie in the sky.
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Forms
more pie-in-the-sky, most pie-in-the-sky| Comparative | more pie-in-the-sky Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most pie-in-the-sky Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.