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What does pie-in-the-sky mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word pie-in-the-sky? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (idiomatic) Lacking reality and serviceability.
  2. (idiomatic) Of a dream unlikely to ever come true; impractical, unrealizable.
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Did he have advance knowledge, was it a pie-in-the-sky, never-donna-happen wild guess, or is he a wise foreteller of the future?
We should wait to hear what the discussions will be and ensure that we focus our work on real and important issues for European citizens, not pie-in-the-sky attitudes.
Of wars and pie-in-the-sky weapons systems?
Don't allow the planners to be carried away with pretentious, pie-in-the-sky ideas which will become the rubbish-strewn embarrassments of the future.
Forget complex platforms and pie-in-the-sky content enhancement: Nubook provides a saner approach to transitioning to digital, from both a production and business model standpoint.
I've been through one renovation too many know that this two-year time frame for completion is pie-in-the-sky malarkey.

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