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A pipe dream is a fantastic but vain hope, or something that could never come true although you would wish for it. The origin is a reference to the fantasies that occur when smoking an opium pipe.
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What does himeka mean?
doesnt it mean dream
Where did the idiom pipe Dream originate?
MeaningAn unrealistic hope or fantasy.OriginThe allusion is to the dreams experienced by smokers of opium pipes.The early references to the phrase all originate from in or around Chicago. The earliest I have found is from The Chicago Daily Tribune, December 1890:"It [aerial navigation] has been regarded as a pipe-dream for a good many years."This information was drawn from http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/283700.html
How do you say dream lover in french?
"amoureux rêveur" translates "in love dreamer" but is the phrase used to mean "dream lover".
What does Le songe de Cosrou mean in English?
The dream of Cosrou
What does the prefix luci mean?
Luci- means clear. It is a prefix. For example the word 'lucid dream' which means a very clear dream of which you can remember.
What does a pipe dream for bindle stiffs mean?
A pipe dream is something you're not going to get -- it's based on drug lore, using an opium pipe to dream. A bindle stiff is a hobo.
What does the term pipe dream mean?
Pipe dream means that you dream only about one thing. That thing comes to your mind again and again. You dream of that thing daily.
When was Third Annual Pipe Dream created?
Third Annual Pipe Dream was created in 1974.
What are the release dates for A Pipe Dream - 1915?
A Pipe Dream - 1915 was released on: USA: 10 March 1915
What are the release dates for Pipe Dream - 2011?
Pipe Dream - 2011 was released on: USA: 11 January 2011
What are the ratings and certificates for Pipe Dream - 2002?
Pipe Dream - 2002 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:M Germany:o.Al. USA:R
What actors and actresses appeared in The Pipe Dream - 2006?
The cast of The Pipe Dream - 2006 includes: Crispin Lipscomb as himself
What actors and actresses appeared in Pipe Dream - 2011?
The cast of Pipe Dream - 2011 includes: Mark Burk as Mark Burk
What are the release dates for Pipe Dream - 2007?
Pipe Dream - 2007 was released on: USA: 29 July 2007 (Action On Film Festival)
What is the the end of slavery?
A pipe dream unfortunately.
What actors and actresses appeared in The Pipe Dream - 1915?
The cast of The Pipe Dream - 1915 includes: Ruth Hennessy as The Fairy Billy Mason as The Tramp
What actors and actresses appeared in Smoke the Pipe Dream - 2003?
The cast of Smoke the Pipe Dream - 2003 includes: Chantel Cherisse Lucier as Amanda
