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How to pronounce pipe dream in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dream
Type of fantasy, phantasy


I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe.

Examples of pipe dream

pipe dream
Or is this entire thing just a silly back-of-an-envelope reactionary pipe dream?
From the theargus.co.uk
Similarly, Dems'calls for a heavily Islamic force in Iraq look like a pipe dream.
From the businessweek.com
Well, let's get the party going then, the EU-perspective was a pipe-dream anyway.
From the economist.com
So understand that any ideas we throw out are merely of the pipe dream variety.
From the freep.com
Oh well, just a pipe dream I suppose, who would ever come up with such a project.
From the dailymercury.com.au
For years, however, selling the rice pudding in mass quantities was a pipe dream.
From the delawareonline.com
To know that my computer will never crash-pipe dream, I'm much too rough with it.
From the nzherald.co.nz
At the moment, that news from the future may only be Barry Diller's pipe dream.
From the time.com
I fear she may be right, so for five months I dismiss the idea as a pipe dream.
From the thisismoney.co.uk