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Pie Sky Plan Describe Idea Happen Live London

Metaphor Pie in the sky
Question Meaning What do you mean?
Meaning

If you describe a plan or an idea as pie in the sky, you mean that you think it is unlikely to happen.

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Example

“She says her plan is to live in London and set up her own hairdressing business. But it’s pie in the sky. She’s only just started as an assistant at the local salon.”

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