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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
EarlineURL-eenEnglish
Arkhip-Russian
Keturahki-TOOR-ə (English), kee-TYOOR-ə (English)Biblical
JetteYET-təDutch
VilhelmiinaVEEL-hel-mee:-nahFinnish
EsbjÖRn-Swedish
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