Tim's employer promised him pie-in-the-sky benefits.
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Pie-in-the-sky
//ˈpaɪ n̩ ðə ˈskaɪ//
Synonyms for "pie-in-the-sky"
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Translations
6 translations across 4 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 不切實際的 /不切实际的 adj (lacking reality)
French
2 entries- illusoire adj (of a dream unlikely to ever come true)
- utopique adj (of a dream unlikely to ever come true)
Japanese
1 entries- 絵に描いた餅の adj (lacking reality)
Polish
2 entries- nierealny adj (lacking reality)
- utopijny adj (of a dream unlikely to ever come true)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
I don't want to hear any more pie-in-the-sky ideas; we need something practical we can start doing now.
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a pie-in-the-sky patent
Source: wiktionary
“Halving poverty in 15 years seems like the most pie-in-the-sky goal imaginable,” said Mark Malloch Brown, head of the U.N. Development Program. “But it’s really quite doable. And the people who can do it are right here.
Source: wiktionary
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