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(idiomatic) Lacking reality and serviceability. / (idiomatic) Of a dream unlikely to ever come true; impractical, unrealizable.

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pie-in-the-sky

Source Word

pie-in-the-sky

IPA(Pronunciation)

Adjective

idiomatic not-comparable

(idiomatic) Lacking reality and serviceability. / (idiomatic) Of a dream unlikely to ever come true; impractical, unrealizable.

Japanese Meaning

実現不可能で、実用性がなく、非現実的な理想や夢を指す表現 / 空中楼閣のような、手の届かない理想や計画を示す

The committee dismissed his pie-in-the-sky plan as impractical.

委員会は彼の非現実的な計画を実行不可能だとして却下した。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) Lacking reality and serviceability.

a pie-in-the-sky patent

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) Of a dream unlikely to ever come true; impractical, unrealizable.