pie in the sky
an illusory, utopian idea that has no chance of success
TRANSLATION
pie in the sky = unrealistische Hoffnung pie (of fruit) = der Kuchen (häufig: gedeckter Obstkuchen) pie (of meat, fish, etc.) = die Pastete
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
The air challenges that lie ahead for man include:
* Crossing the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by glider
* Travelling round the world non-stop in a microlight without refuelling
* Flying pole-to-pole by balloon
* Hang-gliding from John O'Groats to Land's End
* Paragliding across the English Channel
These ideas may be PIE-IN-THE-SKY, but Barry Rolfe, secretary of the Royal Aeronautical Club, says circumnavigating the world by balloon is by no means the final aeronautical challenge left.
(BBC News - March 19th 1999)
* Crossing the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by glider
* Travelling round the world non-stop in a microlight without refuelling
* Flying pole-to-pole by balloon
* Hang-gliding from John O'Groats to Land's End
* Paragliding across the English Channel
These ideas may be PIE-IN-THE-SKY, but Barry Rolfe, secretary of the Royal Aeronautical Club, says circumnavigating the world by balloon is by no means the final aeronautical challenge left.
(BBC News - March 19th 1999)
Did you
know?
pie in the sky
idiom
: an illusory, utopian idea that has no chance of success
Note:
to have a finger in the pie = die Finger im Spiel haben; die Hand im Spiel haben
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"That idea is pie in the sky, but I just love it"
idiom
: an illusory, utopian idea that has no chance of success
Note:
to have a finger in the pie = die Finger im Spiel haben; die Hand im Spiel haben
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"That idea is pie in the sky, but I just love it"
