blue-sky thinking

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blue-sky thinking

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  1. idiomatic, uncountable A form of thinking that is not grounded or in touch with the realities of the present, and can thus benefit from creative imagination. He found that at the “take-off point,” every one of them began engaging in what he called “blue-sky thinking.” In blue-sky thinking, you imagine that all things are possible for you, just like looking up into a clear blue sky with no limits.

    Similar: big-sky thinking

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noun thinking that is not grounded or in touch with the realities of the present

Françaisrêverie
DeutschSchönwetterdenken, Herumfantasieren, Überlegungen ins Blaue hinein
Русскийвитать в облаках vitatʹ v oblakax

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@misc{blue_sky_thinking_2026,
  title = {blue-sky thinking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blue-sky%20thinking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}