pie-in-the-sky

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pie-in-the-sky

/ˈpaɪ n̩ ðə ˈskaɪ/ US, UK

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From the noun pie in the sky.

adjective more pie-in-the-sky · most pie-in-the-sky · pie in the sky

idiomatic Lacking reality and serviceability. a pie-in-the-sky patent
idiomatic Of a dream, unlikely to ever come true; impractical, unrealizable. “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.

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adj lacking reality

日本語	絵に描いた餅の e ni kaita mochi no
中文	不切實際的 /不切实际的

adj of a dream unlikely to ever come true

Français	utopique, illusoire
Русский	нереалистичный nerealističnyj, утопичный utopičnyj

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@misc{pie_in_the_sky_2026,
  title = {pie-in-the-sky},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pie-in-the-sky},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}