dreamidioms I UNIT 18

UNIT 18
A dream come true
If you describe something as
a dream come true, youre
saying that its something
youve 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.
Living the dream
If someone is living the dream
theyre really enjoying life.
My brothers a racing driver, hes
married to a supermodel and he lives
in Beverly Hills. Hes really living the
dream.
Living in a dream world
If you tell someone theyre
living in a dream world,
youre saying that their ideas
aren't real or logical.
If you think Im going to pay for you
to stay in a five-star hotel while I have
to sleep on the sofa, youre living in a
dream world!

My dream
If you use dream as an adjective before a
noun, it means its your idea of perfection.
My dream house would be by the beach. /
My dream man would be tall, dark and handsome.
The man / woman / thing of your dreams
The person or thing that youd most like to
have.
Do you think Ill ever meet the man of my dreams?

Dream on! / In your dreams!

Like a dream We use this expression when
if something works we want to say that we dont Wouldnt dream of
like a dream, it works think something will happen. If you say you wouldnt
perfectlyand without any You think she wants to go on a date dream of doing something,
problems. with you? Dream on! / You think theyd it means youd never do it.
The car works like a dream. let you work here? In your dreams! I wouldnt dream of lying to you.

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