- someone is (living) in cloud-cuckoo-land
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used for saying that someone is silly if they believe that there are no problems in a situationThesaurus: crazy or sillysynonymMain entry: cloud-cuckoo-land
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
someone is (living) in cloud-cuckoo-land
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cloud-cuckoo-land — cloud cuckoo ,land noun someone is (living) in cloud cuckoo land INFORMAL used for saying that someone is silly if they believe that there are no problems in a situation … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cloud-cuckoo-land — N UNCOUNT: also a N (disapproval) If you say that someone is living in cloud cuckoo land, you are criticizing them because they think there are no problems and that things will happen exactly as they want them to, when this is obviously not the… … English dictionary
cloud-cuckoo-land — UK / US noun someone is (living) in cloud cuckoo land informal used for saying that someone is silly if they believe that there are no problems in a situation … English dictionary
cloud cuckoo land — If someone has ideas or plans that are completely unrealistic, they are living on cloud cuckoo land … The small dictionary of idiomes
cloud cuckoo land — If someone has ideas or plans that are completely unrealistic, they are living on cloud cuckoo land. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** This expression refers to an imaginary unrealistic place where everything is perfect and impossible… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Cloud cuckoo land — If someone has ideas or plans that are completely unrealistic, they are living on cloud cuckoo land … Dictionary of English idioms
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