pie in the sky

Also used as

pie in the sky is also the alternative form of pie-in-the-sky.

Examples of pie in the sky in a sentence

• […] I grew in the House Full of Practical People, so any grand, dream-chasing pursuit has always struck me as sort of pie in the sky.2015, Sophie Hudson, “The Brat Pack Movies Didn’t Really Cover this Part”, in Home is Where My People Are: The Roads that Lead Us to Where...
• Ah, I can hear the objectors say, all this is pie in the sky and too expensive.2020 December 2, Christian Wolmar, “Wales offers us a glimpse of an integrated transport policy”, in Rail, page 57:

Synonyms of pie in the sky

• castle in the air
• eggs in moonshine
• jam tomorrow
• pipe dream
• the cake is a lie

All synonyms of pie in the sky

Forms of pie in the sky

Origin of pie in the sky

The phrase is originally from the song “The Preacher and the Slave” (1911) by Swedish-American labor activist and songwriter Joe Hill (1879–1915), which he wrote as a parody of the Salvation Army hymn “In the Sweet By-and-By” (published 1868). The song criticizes the Salvation Army for focusing on people’s salvation rather than on their material needs: : You will eat, bye and bye, : In that glorious land above the sky; : Work and pray, live on hay, : You’ll get pie in the sky when you die.

Words formed from pie in the sky

• pie-in-the-sky

Words that rhyme with pie in the sky

• eye
• high
• die
• fly
• by
• try
• dry
• tie
• ai
• Delhi
• apply
• pie

Questions about pie in the sky

What does pie in the sky mean?

Pie in the sky means a fanciful notion; an unrealistic or ludicrous concept; the illusory promise of a desired outcome that is unlikely to happen.

How do you use pie in the sky in a sentence?

[…] I grew in the House Full of Practical People, so any grand, dream-chasing pursuit has always struck me as sort of pie in the sky.

What part of speech is pie in the sky?

Pie in the sky is a noun.

How do you pronounce pie in the sky?

Pie in the sky is pronounced /ˈpaɪ ɪn ðə ˈskaɪ/ (UK).