castle in the air
noun phrase
variants
or less commonly castle in Spain
: an impracticable project : daydream
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Try not to build castles in the air when Mars unites with illusory Neptune in your sign on the 29th.
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Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Diamond has spent decades building castles in the air, works rooted in genuine curiosity and an ever-inquisitive spirit.
—Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2023
In doing so, Xi is not constructing theoretical castles in the air to rationalize decisions that the CCP has made for other, more practical reasons.
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2022
The movie keeps flashing, onscreen, how much debt Bogart gets himself into, launching his company like a castle in the air.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Apr. 2023
Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Diamond has spent decades building castles in the air, works rooted in genuine curiosity and an ever-inquisitive spirit.
—Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2023
In doing so, Xi is not constructing theoretical castles in the air to rationalize decisions that the CCP has made for other, more practical reasons.
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2022
The movie keeps flashing, onscreen, how much debt Bogart gets himself into, launching his company like a castle in the air.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Apr. 2023
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“Castle in the air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/castle%20in%20the%20air. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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