viernes, 29 de enero de 2016

TODAY'S IDIOM: PIPE OF DREAM

"PIPE OF DREAM"



A pipe dream is a plan or a dream for the future that could never come true or be achieved.

Example: The idea of a perfect world in which everyone lives in peace and harmony is just a pipe dream. 


Sueño dorado / Sueño guajiro

Example sentences:

  • Pipe dreams only ever come true in the movies / Los sueños dorados solo se vuelven realidad en las películas.

  • Your hopes of winning a lot of money are just a silly pipe dream / Tus esperanzas de ganar mucho dinero son solo un sueño guajiro.


Additional examples:


  • Going to the West Indies is a pipe dream. We'll never have enough money. 


  • I think that his plan to become a professional athlete is a pipe dream and that he should stay in school.




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