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castle in the air
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a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
- He would work tirelessly to prove to his father that his dreams of becoming a professional painter were more than a castle in the air.
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“Castle in the air.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castle%20in%20the%20air. Accessed 18 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of castle in the air was in 1566
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