Pie in the sky
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pie 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."
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Pie in the sky may refer to:
- The Preacher and the Slave, a song written by Joe Hill in 1911 (as a parody of the hymn "In the Sweet Bye and Bye"), in which he coined the phrase "pie in the sky"
- Pie in the Sky (TV series), a UK television series about a retired police officer turned restaurateur
- Pie in the Sky (1980s TV series), a UK television series for children. [1]
- Pie in the Sky (1996 film), 1996 romantic-comedy starring Josh Charles and Anne Heche
- Pie in the Sky (game engine), a video game engine used in many first person shooters
- "Pie in the Sky", a song from the album It Doesn't Matter Anymore
- A new method by the Pirate Bay to put their servers out of reach of the RIAA and MPAA.
See also
- The Preacher and the Slave, the song from which the phrase "pie in the sky" comes
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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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