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单词 pie in the sky
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pie in the sky

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noun

pie1 (def. 8).

Origin of pie in the sky

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Words nearby pie in the sky

pied shag, pied wagtail, pie-eyed, pie-faced, piefort, pie in the sky, pieman, Piemonte, Pienaar, piend, pieplant
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Idioms and Phrases with pie in the sky

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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Cultural definitions for pie in the sky

pie 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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