✨📕 The NEWThe NEW Collegiate Dictionary, 12th Edition Over 5,000 words added — Buy Now! Collegiate DictionaryBuy Now!

in someone's dreams

idiom

informal
used to say that one does not think something that another person wants or expects will ever happen
"Maybe my parents will lend me the car tonight." "In your dreams."

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“In someone's dreams.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20someone%27s%20dreams. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!