"in one's dreams" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-in one's dreams.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=in one's dreams}} in one's dreams, {{en-PP|head=in one's dreams}} in one's dreams
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) Used to express the speaker's belief that a preceding statement expressed a desired rather than an actual state of affairs. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic Synonyms: one wishes, one is dreaming Related terms: of one's dreams

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