labor under the delusion of/that

To live, operate, or function with the unyielding belief in something, especially that which is fanciful, unrealistic, or untrue. Primarily heard in US. Jeremy's always labored under the delusion of being a great writer, even though he's never written more than a few crummy poems. No one likes paying taxes, but those who would call for them to be done away with altogether are laboring under the delusion that our society can function without them!

词组	labor under the delusion of/that
释义	labor under the delusion of/that labor under the delusion of/that To live, operate, or function with the unyielding belief in something, especially that which is fanciful, unrealistic, or untrue. Primarily heard in US. Jeremy's always labored under the delusion of being a great writer, even though he's never written more than a few crummy poems. No one likes paying taxes, but those who would call for them to be done away with altogether are laboring under the delusion that our society can function without them! See also: delusion, labor, of, that Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: labor under the illusion of/that be under the illusion that cuckoo be in cloud-cuckoo land shoot a line join issue with (someone or something) swallow (something) hook, line, and sinker swallow hook, line, and sinker live in cloud-cuckoo land have the patience of a saint
随便看	stick (one's) foot in (one's) mouth stick (one's) head above the parapet stick one's neck out stick (one's) neck out stick one's neck out, to stick (one's) nose in(to) (something) stick (one's) nose (in) where it's not wanted stick (one's) nose (up) in the air stick (one's) oar in(to) (something) stick (one's) spoon in the wall stick (one's) tongue out stick (one's) tongue out at (someone or something) stick (one) with (someone or something) stick one’s nose in stick one’s nose in where it’s not wanted stick or twist stick out stick out against stick out against (something) stick out a mile stick out like a sore thumb stick out like a sore thumb, to stick out (one's) tongue stick out (one's) tongue at (someone or something) stick out to