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be in cloud-cuckoo land

be in cloud-cuckoo land

To believe in or be absorbed by unrealistic, idealized, and/or fanciful ideas that are beyond the realms of possibility. If Tom thinks he'll be able to live off his bad poetry, he's in cloud-cuckoo land!
See also: land

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Emilianoe-mee-LYAH-noSpanish, Italian
Nanabozho-New World Mythology
SatuSAH-tooFinnish
MuadhnaitMOO-natIrish
Navdeep-Indian (Sikh)
HartmannHAHRT-mahnGerman
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