dream on

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dream on

verb dreams on · dreaming on · dreamed on · dreamt on

  1. transitive To sleep on (something); to consider (something) by dreaming about it.

phrase

  1. Used to express skepticism or derision about the possibility of an interlocutor's statement. When you first come out, you might have an overactive gaydar. When I realized I was gay, I wanted everyone to be gay too, which led to a lot of wishful thinking. "Helen Hunt is gay!" Dream on, girl!

    Similar: in your dreams, you wish

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verb to continue dreaming

Españolseguir soñando, continuar soñando
Portuguêscontinuar sonhando

phrase a skepticism expression

Españolsigue soñando
Românăvise
Русскиймечта́ть не вре́дно mečtátʹ ne vrédno, размечта́лся razmečtálsja, размечта́лась razmečtálasʹ

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@misc{dream_on_2026,
  title = {dream on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dream%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}