Vocabulary
activity
English has
several idiomatic expressions related to dreams and dreaming. These are a few
popular ones.
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A dream come
true: a wish or hope that was realised.
American
dream: the idealistic notion that Americans are preoccupied with obtaining
certain materialistic goals.
Bad dream or
nightmare: a terrible situation to go through.
Broken dreams: wishes or
desires that cannot be fulfilled.
Chase a dream: to actively
pursue something that you want to happen.
Daydream: to have daytime fantasies
about someone or something.
Dream on!: something that
you say to someone who has just told you about something they are hoping for,
in order to show that you do not believe it will happen.
In your
dreams!: something that you say to someone who has just told you about
something they are hoping for, in order to show that you do not believe it
will happen.
Live/be in a
'dream world': to constantly be thinking about what you would like to happen rather
than what is happening.
Pipe dream: a wish that is
impossible or very unlikely to come true.
Sweet dreams: an expression
to say good night.
Wouldn’t
dream of doing: would not even consider doing something.
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Complete the
following sentences with words related to the idioms above:
1.Her new job is........................................: the people are
great, the work is interesting and the salary is amazing.
2.
A:Can I borrow some money to buy new clothes?
B:What?? ........................................!
3.My ...................................... is to become a rock star.
4.So sad, she’s not very realistic so her life is full of
.....................................
5.She’s a very popular painter and her pictures have brought her riches
beyond her ................................
6.John is living the ................................: a great wife, the
two kids and a beautiful house in the suburbs
7.I have to stop living .................................! If I want to
graduate I’ll have to study harder.
8. I hope you ................................ of travelling without medical insurance, it’s too risky.
9.She told me she wants to marry a movie star, so i said
“.........................................!”
10.My favorite place to ................................. is during the
bus ride to work.
11.It was a .................................... to finish the project
on time. We ended up with a headache!
12.She’s .......................... big dreams but very determined and I
have no doubt that she will succeed.
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