castle in the air

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castle in the air

A hope or wish, especially for one's life, that is unlikely to come true. A daydream. I really want to become a famous Hollywood actor, but I realize that it's just a castle in the air and that I shouldn't quit my day job.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mafalda	mah-FAHL-dah (Italian), mə-FAL-də (Portuguese)	Italian, Portuguese
Fraser	['feizə]
Tryfon	-	Greek
Lolita	[ləu'li:tə]
Hokulani	-	Hawaiian
Ivan	ee-VAHN (Russian, Ukrainian), IE-vən (English)	Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Macedonian, Slovene, En