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in one's wildest dreams

in one's wildest dreams prepositional phrase: much better than one could ever expect.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Much better than one could ever expect.
    • At the same time, the Count de B—— very philanthropically hired an old discolored-looking horse, which was grazing peaceably outside the hut, and mounting the astonished quadruped, who had never, in his wildest dreams, calculated upon having so fine a chevalier on his back, galloped off in search...1843, Calderón de la Barca, Life in Mexico
    • Those most rural routes will not get overhead wires. As Reeve told the seminar: "Even in my wildest dreams, I can't see a business case for electrifying the Far North Line."2022 August 10, Philip Haigh, “Scotland switched on to electrification”, in RAIL, number 963, page 35

Questions about in one's wildest dreams

What does in one's wildest dreams mean?
In one's wildest dreams means much better than one could ever expect.
What part of speech is in one's wildest dreams?
In one's wildest dreams is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in one's wildest dreams in the dictionary

  1. in one's sleeve
  2. in one's stead
  3. in one's teens
  4. in one's teeth
  5. in one's tracks
  6. in one's wildest dreams
  7. in open court
  8. in open store
  9. in operation
  10. in order
  11. in order for

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