pie in the sky

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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
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It was the darkest hour of twilight, when there was just enough of gleam from the lurid sky, to shew the outline of objects.
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Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
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He had seen through a powerful naval glass some figures standing erect and silhouetted against the sky on the parapet.
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If it should ever be my lot to take the Long Trail at short notice, I hope it will be under a blue sky and a blazing sun.
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Cultural definitions for pie in the sky

pie in the sky

A preposterously optimistic goal: “The candidate says we can balance the budget by next year, but I think that's pie in the sky.”

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pie in the sky

An empty wish or promise, as in His dream of being hired as a sports editor proved to be pie in the sky. This expression was first recorded in 1911 in a rallying song of a union, the International Workers of the World (or “Wobblies”): “Work and pray, live on hay, you'll get pie in the sky when you die.”

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