live in cloud-cuckoo land

To believe that unrealistic, idealized, and/or fanciful ideas will happen, when in fact they are beyond the realms of possibility. Tom thinks he'll be able to live off his bad poetry—he's living in cloud-cuckoo land if you ask me!

See also: land, live

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

be in cloud-cuckoo land
cuckoo
la-la land
la-la land, in
Cloud Cuckoo Land
cloud-cuckoo land
beyond the realm(s) of possibility
beyond/within the realms of possibility
possibility
realm

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I do believe that union leaders live in cloud-cuckoo land.

My dole cash for your job

词组	live in cloud-cuckoo land
释义	live in cloud-cuckoo land live in cloud-cuckoo land To believe that unrealistic, idealized, and/or fanciful ideas will happen, when in fact they are beyond the realms of possibility. Tom thinks he'll be able to live off his bad poetry—he's living in cloud-cuckoo land if you ask me! See also: land, live Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: be in cloud-cuckoo land cuckoo la-la land la-la land, in Cloud Cuckoo Land cloud-cuckoo land beyond the realm(s) of possibility beyond/within the realms of possibility possibility realm References in periodicals archive I do believe that union leaders live in cloud-cuckoo land. My dole cash for your job
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