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Head Clouds Impractical Don’t In The Loop 338 One’s Absent Minded Unaware

Id in_the_loop_338
Idiom HEAD IN THE CLOUDS, HAVE (ONE’S)
Definition to be impractical or absent-minded; to be unaware of what is going on around one
Examples
  1. I don’t know where my mind is today—I can’t keep my thoughts on my work. My head is in the clouds.
  2. Don’t go to Susan for advice; she’ll give you some romantic and impractical solution to your love life. She always has her head in the clouds.
Cross-Refs

Antonyms: down to earth; both feet on the ground

Extra Info

The expression suggests that one whose head is in the clouds is out of touch with the reality around him/her.

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