Castle-in-the-air
a fanciful or impractical notion or hope; daydream.
Historical Examples
Often while the lamp burnt low, and a horse-bell jangled sadly, they laughed together in a castle-in-the-air.
To Tell You the Truth Leonard Merrick
noun
a hope or desire unlikely to be realized; daydream
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