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pipe dream
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
pipe dream
(noun)
pipe dream
noun
plural
pipe dreams
pipe dream
noun
plural
pipe dreams
Britannica Dictionary definition of PIPE DREAM
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a hope, wish, or dream that is impossible to achieve or not practical
His plan for starting his own business was just a
pipe dream
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