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in the clouds

idiom

variants or with one's head in the clouds
: spending too much time thinking about love or about ideas that are not practical
Since he met Sara, he's been walking around (with his head) in the clouds.

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“In the clouds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20clouds. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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