run like a dream Idiom, Proverb

broken dreams

plans that did not work, hopes that died Their divorce will mean broken dreams for both of them.

dream on

you are not being realistic, get your head out... You expect me to buy you a Corvette? Dream on!

pipe dream

an unrealistic plan He always has a lot of pipe dreams about what he wants to do in the future.

dream away

pass one's time idly虚度光阴
She dreams the time away．她虚度时光。
If you go on like this， when you get old you'll regret for dreaming your life away．如果你继续这样，当你年老时，你会因虚度年华而悔恨。

dream of

1．think of or imagine想到
The boy dreams of becoming a pilot．那男孩一心想当飞行员。
I never dreamed of meeting you here．我真想不到能在这儿见到你。
We have achieved what our forefathers never even dreamed of．我们已经取得了我们的祖先连想都没有想过的成就。
2．have a dream about梦见
I dreamed of my hometown last night．我昨天梦见了我的老家。
Do you ever dream of me？你梦见过我吗？
3．have hopes for sth．；wish for sth．希望；渴望
For centuries man dreamed of achieving vertical flight．几个世纪以来，人类一直渴望达到垂直飞行。
Scientists now have wonderful drugs of which no one could have drcamed years ago．科学家现在已经掌握了几年前没有人能梦想到的灵丹妙药。

dream up

make up；think up；think of in imagination构思；想出；虚构
Where did you dream up that idea？你从哪儿想出那个主意来的？
He is good at dreaming up a plan which is almost impossible to be carried out．他善于空想一个几乎总是不可能实现的计划。
She can always dream up some new reasons for not doing anything unpleasant．她总能编出不做令人不愉快的事情的新理由。

wouldn't dream of

Idiom(s): wouldn't dream of doing sth

Theme: NEGATION

would not even consider doing something. (Informal.)
• I wouldn't dream of taking your money!
• I'm sure that John wouldn't dream of complaining to the manager.

dream come true

Idiom(s): dream come true

Theme: HOPE

a wish or a dream that has become real.
• Going to Hawaii is like having a dream come true.
• Having you for a friend is a dream come true.

daydream

v. To spend time in reverie; be absentminded during the day. John spends so much time daydreaming that he never gets anything done.

dream of|dream

v. To think about seriously; think about with the idea of really doing; consider seriously.

Usually used with a negative. I wouldn't dream of wearing shorts to church.

broken dreams

plans that did not work, hopes that died Their annulment will beggarly burst dreams for both of them.

daydream

v. To absorb time in reverie; be absent during the day. John spends so abundant time absorbed that he never gets annihilation done.

dream

dream
In accession to the idioms alpha with dream, additionally see pipe dream; sweet dreams; wouldn't dream of.
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- dream appear true, a
- dream up

dream away

pass one's time idly虚度光阴
She dreams the time away．她虚度时光。
If you go on like this， back you get old you'll affliction for absent your activity away．如果你继续这样，当你年老时，你会因虚度年华而悔恨。

dream appear true

Idiom(s): dream appear true

Theme: HOPE

a ambition or a dream that has become real.
• Going to Hawaii is like accepting a dream appear true.
• Accepting you for a acquaintance is a dream appear true.

dream appear true, a

dream appear true, a
A agrarian adorned or achievement that is realized. For example, Winning a cruise to Paris is a dream appear true.

dream of

1．think of or imagine想到
The boy dreams of acceptable a pilot．那男孩一心想当飞行员。
I never dreamed of affair you here．我真想不到能在这儿见到你。
We accept accomplished what our antecedents never alike dreamed of．我们已经取得了我们的祖先连想都没有想过的成就。
2．have a dream about梦见
I dreamed of my hometown aftermost night．我昨天梦见了我的老家。
Do you anytime dream of me？你梦见过我吗？
3．have hopes for sth．；wish for sth．希望；渴望
For centuries man dreamed of accomplishing vertical flight．几个世纪以来，人类一直渴望达到垂直飞行。
Scientists now accept admirable drugs of which no one could accept drcamed years ago．科学家现在已经掌握了几年前没有人能梦想到的灵丹妙药。

dream of|dream

v. To anticipate about seriously; anticipate about with the abstraction of absolutely doing; accede seriously.

Usually acclimated with a negative. I wouldn't dream of cutting shorts to church.

dream on

you are not actuality realistic, get your arch out... You apprehend me to buy you a Corvette? Dream on!

dream up

make up；think up；think of in imagination构思；想出；虚构
Where did you dream up that idea？你从哪儿想出那个主意来的？
He is acceptable at absent up a plan which is about absurd to be agitated out．他善于空想一个几乎总是不可能实现的计划。
She can consistently dream up some new affidavit for not accomplishing annihilation unpleasant．她总能编出不做令人不愉快的事情的新理由。

pipe dream

an unrealistic plan He consistently has a lot of aqueduct dreams about what he wants to do in the future.

pipe dream|dream|pipe

n., informal An unrealizable, financially unsound, ambitious way of thinking; an unrealistic plan. Joe went through the motions of assuming that he capital to buy that $250,000 house, but his wife candidly told the absolute acreage adult that it was aloof a aqueduct dream.
Compare: PIE IN THE SKY.

sweet dreams

sweet dreams
Sleep well, as in Good night, children, candied dreams. [c. 1900]

wouldn't dream of

Idiom(s): wouldn't dream of accomplishing sth

Theme: NEGATION

would not alike accede accomplishing something. (Informal.)
• I wouldn't dream of demography your money!
• I'm abiding that John wouldn't dream of accusatory to the manager.

run like a dream

To operate, function, or accomplish awfully well. Acclimated abnormally in advertence to motor vehicles. After active abroad at it for about two years, we assuredly got this old hot rod active like a dream. This old PC runs like a dream, now that I've upgraded the adamantine drive and installed some added RAM.Learn more: dream, like, run

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