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pipe dream

idiom

A desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or a plan which is unlikely to work; a near impossibility.


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  1. 01

    American Dream

    The ideal stressing egalitarianism and that every citizen of the United States should have an equal opportunity to achieve material prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.

  2. 02

    live the dream

    To experience the achievement of every success that one has aspired to achieve, especially from a career.

  3. 03

    pipe down

    To be quiet; to refrain from being noisy.

  4. 04

    pipe in

    To interrupt a conversation with a comment.

  5. 05

    pipe the eye

    To weep.

  6. 06

    put that in your pipe and smoke it

    Used after stating something surprising or undesired, in order to emphasize its truth.

  7. 07

    wet dream

    The orgasm in such a dream.

  8. 08

    work like a dream

    To function very efficiently and effectively, with few or no problems.

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