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dream noun 1 an appealing, attractive member of whatever sex attracts you US, 1895. 2 opium US, 1929. 3 cocaine UK, 1998
idiomdream► be a pipe dreamthe American dreamsuccessful the belief that everyone in the US can be rich and successful if they work hard enough:Rosten's success is proof that the great American dream still comes true on occasion.We all know the American dream is dying. Our children do not have the opportunities we had.dream on!spoken said when you think something that someone is hoping for is not likely to happen:"We could open our own restaurant if we had a little money." "Yeah, dream on!""The computers should be up tomorrow, right?" "Dream on, honey! - we don't even have the part yet."dream ticketsucceed used about a combination of people who you think are very likely to win an election or succeed in something:Gore and Clinton proved to be a dream ticket for women voters.Venables and Sugar had been hailed as the dream ticket to run Spurs, but it was not to be.live/be in a dream worldused in order to say that someone has no idea of what a situation is really like and has very unrealistic plans, ideas, or opinions:Kids today are living in a dream world; they think that everything should come to them, but they don't want to work for it.Tony Blair is in a dream world if he thinks that a new London Council will solve the capital's problems.run/work/go like a dreamif a machine or system runs, works etc like a dream, it works perfectly:Except for the odd isolated problem our Metro 1.1S is still running like a dream.'Parasol' have been working with puppets for 30 years, and their expertise makes the intricate puppetry in this production go like a dream.sb wouldn't dream of doing sth spoken used in order to say that someone would never do something because they know it is wrong or stupid:TV comedy writers wouldn't dream of writing a show with an unhappy ending - the audience wouldn't like it.I wouldn't dream of suggesting that no one but men can understand male problems. phrasedream[dreamed or dreamt, dreamed or dreamt, dreaming]
dream away
dream away sth • dream sth away if you dream away time, you pass it by thinking about pleasant things rather than doing what you should be doing: Kira stayed in her room, dreaming away the hours until Stephen came home.
dream of
sb wouldn't dream of (doing) sth spoken used to say that someone would never do something because they think it is wrong or stupid: Stan wouldn't dream of asking his parents for money. You know I didn't mean to hurt you - I wouldn't dream of it. I wouldn't dream of walking through Central Park on my own at night.
dream on
dream on! spoken informal used to say that you think that what someone is hoping for will not happen: So you think you're going to win the lottery? Dream on, honey! He can dream on - I'd never go out with him in a million years!
dream up
dream up sth • dream sth up to think of a plan or idea, especially one that seems strange, unusual, or silly: Whoever dreamed up this idea should have their head examined. The whole story was probably dreamed up by left wing lunatics.
See:- (early) morning dreams come true
- a dream ticket
- a pipe dream
- American dream
- American dream, the
- be in a dream world
- beyond (one's) wildest dreams
- beyond your wildest dreams
- broken dreams
- dream about
- dream about (someone or something)
- dream away
- dream come true
- dream come true, a
- dream house
- dream in color
- dream in colour
- dream of (someone or something)
- Dream of a funeral and you hear of a marriage
- dream of doing
- dream on
- dream team
- dream ticket
- dream up
- dreamboat
- go like a dream
- in (one's) dreams
- In your dreams
- in your dreams!
- like a bad dream
- like a dream
- living the dream
- love's young dream
- manic pixie dream boy
- manic pixie dream girl
- manic pixie dream guy
- Morning dreams come true
- never in (one's) wildest dreams
- never in your wildest dreams
- not dream of something/of doing something
- not in (one's) wildest dreams
- of (one's) dreams
- of your dreams
- pipe dream
- rich beyond the dream of avarice
- rich beyond the/any dream of avarice
- riches beyond the/any dream of avarice
- sweet dreams
- teamwork makes the dream work
- the American Dream
- the man/woman/thing of (one's) dreams
- wealth beyond the/any dream of avarice
- wet dream
- wildest dreams
- work like a dream
- work/go like a dream
- wouldn't dream of
- wouldn't dream of (doing something)
- wouldn't dream of doing
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