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cuckoo
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a cuckoo in the nest
someone who is part of a group of people but different from them and not liked by them For Peter, his new father was a cuckoo in the nest.
See also: nest

live in cloud-cuckoo land

to believe that things you want will happen, when really they are impossible Anyone who thinks this project will be finished within six weeks is living in cloud-cuckoo land.
See also: land, live


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