Stop building castles in the air and focus on your real work.
build castles in the air
idiomTo have any desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to be realized; to imagine visionary projects or schemes; to have an idle fancy or a pipe dream; to daydream.
Origin
first recorded 14th c.The first term dates from the late 1500s. A variant, castles in Spain (or châteaux en Espagne), was recorded in the Roman de la Rose in the 13th century and translated into English around 1365.
He spent all afternoon building castles in the air about winning the lottery instead of studying for his exams.
While she often built castles in the air regarding her future career, she lacked the practical discipline required to turn those grand visions into reality.
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