| 单词 | pie in the sky |
| 释义 | pie in the skySEE SYNONYMS FOR pie in the sky ON THESAURUS.COM nounpie1 (def. 8). Origin of pie in the skyAn Americanism dating back to 1910–15 Words nearby pie in the skypied shag, pied wagtail, pie-eyed, pie-faced, piefort, pie in the sky, pieman, Piemonte, Pienaar, piend, pieplant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with pie in the skypie 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.” The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cultural definitions for pie in the skypie 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.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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