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build cas·tles in the air

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  1. build castles in the airverb

    To imagine visionary projects or schemes; to daydream; to have an idle fancy, a pipe dream or any plan, desire, or idea that is unlikely to be realized.

  2. Etymology: The first term dates from the late 1500s. The variant, castles in Spain (or châteaux en Espagne), was recorded in the Roman de la Rose in the 13th century and translated into English around 1365.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of build castles in the air in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of build castles in the air in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of build castles in the air in a Sentence

  1. Rita Rudner:

    Neurotics build castles in the air, psychotics live in them. My mother cleans them.

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