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pipe' dream"




any fantastic notion, hope, or story: Her plans for a movie career are just a pipe dream.

pipe-dream



Pronunciation: (pīp'drēm"), [key]
—v.i., -dreamed or -dreamt, -dream•ing.
to indulge in pipe dreams; fantasize.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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