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fairy

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airy-fairy (British, informal)
not practical or not useful in real situations. She's talking about selling her house and buying an old castle in Ireland. It all sounds a bit airy-fairy to me.

a fairy godmother

someone who helps you solve your problems, usually by giving you money. A local company acted as fairy godmother to the theatre by giving a £1 million donation.
fairy godmother
someone who helps you solve your problems. These children, sent to school without lunch or lunch money and sometimes without shoes, were in need of a fairy godmother. If a fairy godmother offered most editors a single wish, it would probably be the ability to predict sales.
Etymology: based on a character in a fairy tale (= traditional story) who uses magic to help people
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