dream of (someone or something)
dream of (someone or something)
1. To fantasize about someone or something, especially doing something as one's goal or ambition. I've dreamed of being an astronaut since I was eight years old. I've dreamed of this moment. I can't believe it's actually happening. Back in high school, I dreamed of him. Now we're together and he's everything to me.
2. To envision someone or something in one's sleep. While recovering from dental surgery, I actually dreamed of all the foods I couldn't eat. Waking up was quite a disappointment! What does it mean if you keep dreaming of the same thing every night?
See also: dream, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
dream of doing something
Fig. to have a fantasy of doing something. (See also dream about someone or something.) I dream of owning a house like that. Clara dreamed of sailing off into the sunset with Roger.
See also: dream, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- a fast talker
- a horse of another
- a horse of another color
- a horse of another colour
- (someone or something) promises well
- a crack at (someone or something)
- (one) could use (something)
- a/the feel of (something)
- (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
- a thing of the past