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UNIT18
Living in a dream world
If you tell someone they’re
“living in a dream world”,
you’re saying that their ideas
aren't real or logical.
“If you think I’m going to pay for you
to stay in a five-star hotel while I have
to sleep on the sofa, you’re living in a
dream world!”
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Living the dream
Ifsomeoneis“livingthedream”
they’rereallyenjoyinglife.
“My brother’s a racing driver, he’s
married to a supermodel and he lives
in Beverly Hills. He’s really living the
dream.”
The man / woman / thing of your dreams
The person or thing that you’d most like to
have.
“Do you think I’ll ever meet the man of my dreams?”
Like a dream
if something works
“like a dream”, it works
perfectlyand without any
problems.
“The car works like a dream.”
Dreamon!/ Inyourdreams!
We use this expression when
we want to say that we don’t
think something will happen.
“You think she wants to go on a date
with you? Dream on! /You think they’d
let you work here? In your dreams!”
Wouldn’t dream of…
If you say you “wouldn’t
dream of” doing something,
it means you’d never do it.
“I wouldn’t dream of lying to you.”
My dream…
If you use “dream” as an adjective before a
noun, it means it’s your idea of perfection.
“My dream house would be by the beach. /
My dream man would be tall, dark and handsome.”
A dream come true
If you describe something as
“a dream come true”, you’re
saying that it’s something
you’ve wanted to do for a
long time and it was just as
good as you had imagined.
“Going to Paris with my husband was
a dream come true.”
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