a flight of fancy

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a flight of fancy/fantasy/imagination

an idea which shows a lot of imagination but which is not practical or useful in real situations You were talking about cycling across the US, or was that just another flight of fancy?

See also: fancy, flight

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Abul Einein Stresses Fanatic Presence in the Camp is a Flight of Fancy Talk of the presence of fanatic groups in the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon and that some fundamentalist groups have plotted terrorist attacks in this or that camp is a figment of the imagination, said Fatah representative in Lebanon Sultan Abul Einein, the Beirut daily AN NAHAR reported Sunday. Lebanon-Palestinians by The Daily Middle East Reporter (Beirut, Lebanon) LIVERPOOL site engineer Gary Simister's current project provided a flight of fancy for the 34-year-old with the chance to be a "Top Gun" for a day. Site engineer's 'Top Gun' flight of fancy a high point of the job by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Unfortunately the fountain of youth is still a flight of fancy and we can? The Nitty Gritty on Outdoor Swings by Joseph Kortez / Family and marriage community			a fast track a fat cat a fat lot of good a fate worse than death a faux pas a favourite son a feather in cap a feeding frenzy a feel for a femme fatale a fender bender a few fries short of a Happy Meal a fifth wheel a fifty-fifty chance a fig leaf a fighting chance a figment of imagination a figure of fun a fine kettle of fish a fine line a finger in every pie a firm hand on the tiller a fish out of water a fishing expedition a flash in the pan a flight of fancy a flip-flop a fly in the ointment a fly on the wall A fool and his money are soon parted a fool's errand A for effort a force to be reckoned with a foregone conclusion a four-letter word a frame of mind a Frankenstein's monster a free agent a free ride a free spirit a free-for-all a French letter A friend in need a frog in throat a fuddy-duddy a full plate a full-court press a funny farm a game plan a gas guzzler a generation gap			a fig leaf A Fight for America A fighting chance A fighting chance a figment of imagination a figment of the imagination a figure of fun A Fine Good Organization a fine kettle of fish a fine kettle of fish a fine kettle of fish a fine line a fine state of affairs a finger in every pie A Fire Inside a firm hand on the tiller A First Attack Assessment Model A Fish Out of Water a fishing expedition A Fistful of Boomstick A Fistful of Dollars a flash in the pan A flat a flea in (one's) ear a flea in (one's) ear a flea in (one's) ear a flea in ear a flea in ear a flea in ear A flea in the ear a flight of fancy a flight of fantasy a flight of imagination a flip-flop A Flock of Seagulls a fly in the ointment a fly on the wall A Flying Kiwi Experience A Fool and His Money Are Soon Parted A Fool and His Money Are Soon Parted A Fool with a Tool Is Still a Fool a fool's errand A for Apple A for effort A for effort A Force of One A Force to Be Reckoned With A Force to Be Reckoned With a force to reckon with a foregone conclusion A Forgotten Tragedy A forlorn hope A form DNA A form DNA A form DNA A form DNA a format A Formation Flying and Communication Instrument a fortiori a fortiori A fortiori argument

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