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pipe dream

pi·ped·ream

UK/ˈpaɪpdriːm/ US/ˈpaɪpˌdrim/ uncommon

noun

1.

a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)

  • “I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe”
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Origin

From pipe dream (noun).

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