castles in the air

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castles in the air

plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening She tells me she's planned out her whole career, but as far as I can see it's all just castles in the air. Before you start building castles in the air, just think how much all this is likely to cost.

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As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air. The Adventures Of Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo View in context Whilst Cornelius, debating this point within himself, was building all sorts of castles in the air, and was struggling between hope and fear, the shutter of the grating in the door opened, and Rosa, beaming with joy, and beautiful in her pretty national costume -- but still more beautiful from the grief which for the last five months had blanched her cheeks -- pressed her little face against the wire grating of the window, saying to him, -- The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context It was as though all his castles in the air had come toppling about his ears, the blue sky had turned to stony grey and the sweet waltz music had become a dirge. A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context			cast about cast around for cast as cast aside cast aspersions on cast back Cast bread upon the waters cast doubt cast doubt on cast down cast eye over cast eyes down cast in the same mold cast lot in cast lot with cast mind back cast net wide cast off cast pearls before swine cast the first stone cast up cast vote cast-iron cast-iron stomach castle castles in the air cat cat can look at a king cat got tongue Cat got your tongue? cat has nine lives cat in gloves catches no mice catapult into catbird catch Catch 22 catch as catch can catch at catch at a bad time catch breath catch cold catch dead to rights catch death catch death! catch eye catch fire catch forty winks catch from catch hell catch hold of catch in			Castlemaine, Barbara, countess of Castleman disease Castleman disease Castleman disease Castleman disease Castleman's disease Castleman's syndrome Castleman’s Disease Castlemilk Community Transport Limited Castlemont Business and Information Technology School Castlemore Securities Ltd. Castlereagh Castlereagh Castlereagh Borough Council Castlereagh Borough Council Castlereagh Regional Waste Disposal Depot Castlereagh, Robert Stewart Viscount Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, 2d Viscount Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlery Castlery castles castles castles castles Castles and Stately Homes on the Air castles in in Spain castles in in Spain castles in in Spain castles in the air Castles in the sky Castlet Castleton State College Castlevania Castlevania Judgment Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Castleward Castlewellan Holiday Week Castlewood Canyon State Park Castlewood Orb Drive Castlewood State Park Castlewood, Francis Esmond Castlewood, Lady and Henry Esmond castling castling castling castling Castling (chess) Castling out of check

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