Dreams about future success; unrealistic ambitions or wishful thinking.
Examples:
- Musing about the bestseller list, she was apt to build castles in the air.
Origin: Late 1500s; variant 'castles in Spain' recorded as early as the 1200s
Dreams about future success; unrealistic ambitions or wishful thinking.
Examples:
Origin: Late 1500s; variant 'castles in Spain' recorded as early as the 1200s