be a figment of (one's/the) imagination
be a figment of (one's/the) imagination
To be an imagined experience (especially after one has initially thought it to be real). I thought I heard the sound of my front door opening last night but it turned out to be a figment of my imagination.
See also: figment, imagination, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- figment
- imagination
- figment of (one's)/the imagination
- figment of one's imagination
- a figment of somebody's imagination
- there is no spoon
- the mind's ear
- by no stretch
- be on the door
- answer the door