dream

the American dream: seeAmerican.

beyond your wildest dreams bigger, better, or to a greater extent than it would be reasonable to expect or hope for.

in your dreams used to assert that something much desired is not likely ever to happen.

2002New Yorker Before falling asleep, I try to imagine myself as…a savvy entrepreneur with her own catering business. In your dreams, as they say.

like a dream very well or successfully. informal

2004Canadian Yachting It steers like a dream.

love's young dream: seelove.

never in your wildest dreams used to emphasize that something is beyond the scope of your imagination.

2013Rashmi BansalYouth Curry Over 400,000 copies sold, 9 language editions, hundreds of emails from grateful readers. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine such an outcome when I took up this project.